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  1. Title: Newton, Massachusetts, 1831 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of the town of Newton, Mass., surveyed by E.F. Woodward & W.F. Ward. It was published by Annin, Smith, & Co.'s Lithogy. in Nov. 1831. Scale [ca. 1:20,660]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System, Mainland Zone (in Feet) (Fipszone 2001). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, cemeteries, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, mines, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, town boundaries and more. The map shows town boundaries as of 1831 and thus covers also portions of modern day Waltham and Boston. Manuscript annotations on the map show approximate locations of current town boundaries. Relief is shown by hachures. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Massachusetts from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates (1755-1922), scales, and purposes. The digitized selection includes maps of: the state, Massachusetts counties, town surveys, coastal features, real property, parks, cemeteries, railroads, roads, public works projects, etc.

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  2. Title: Cincinnati, Ohio, 1893 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Cincinnati and vicinity : compiled for Williams' Cincinnati directory, by E.F. Layman, civil engineer; engraved by the Henderson-Achert-Krebs Lithographing Co. It was published by Williams & Co. in 1893. Scale [ca. 1:15,000]. Covers also parts of Kentucky below the Ohio River.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Ohio South State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Feet) (Fipszone 3402). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads and stations, selected buildings, city ward boundaries, drainage, parks, cemeteries, and more. Includes index.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  3. Title: Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ground plan of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition St. Louis, MO 1904. It was published by Buxton & Skinner Stationery Co. Scale [1:7,500]. Covers the exposition grounds and buildings of the Saint Louis World's Fair, currently the Forest Park and Washington University area, St. Louis, Missouri. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the the Missouri East State Plane Coordinate System NAD83 (in Feet) (Fipszone 2401). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, railroads and stations, cable and electric car lines, drainage, lagoons and ponds, buildings, ground cover, paths, and more. Includes index. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  4. Title: Hotchkiss & Mercer: Bay City, Michigan.; [Map of the Saginaw River].

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    Summary: The maps shows the location of saw mills, salt wells, and solar works. Also includes chart showing with distances between locations and the quanity of lumber, salt, saves, and shingles shipped in 1864. Includes colorful text across map. Much of this text is cut off in the Clark verison. Portions of the text appear to read "[Hot]chkiss & M[ercer] Bay City, Michigan [?]ers in and inspect[?]...[Comme]rical Brok[erage]." Publisher information is cut off on the bottom left corner. 1 map; 56 x 28 cm

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  5. Title: Map of Philadelphia.

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    Summary: Show street grids, railroads, towns with population, and rivers. Removed from: Philadelphia and its environs : a guide to the city and surroundings / by George Abishai Woodward. 49 x 35 centimeters Scale not given. City Maps

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  6. Title: Plan of Detroit Woodward,Augustus Brevoort.

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    Summary: Facsimile. "Reproduced ... from the original in the Cornell University Library." "This is number 125 of an edition limited to 500 copies." 1 map; 26 x 21 cm, on sheet 48 x 38 cm

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  7. Title: Plan of Detroit.

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    Summary: Oriented with toward the upper right. Map is very similar to "Plan of Detroit" from "Vol. VI, P.L., No. 900", reproduced by Historic Urban Plans. MiU copy has different compass arrow, type used for title and street names, scale bar and lists no publisher. 1 map; 26 x 21 cm.

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  8. Title: Map of Au Sable River; traced by E.F Ayde; revised by R.E Andrews.

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    Summary: Shows the Au Sable River, lakes, railroad lines, railroad stops, roads, and camping sites. Traced by E.F. Ayde, revised by R.E. Andrews. Robert E. Andrews, Water Office Detroit, Mich. Negative blueprint copy. 1 map; 57 x 72 cm

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  9. Title: Battles of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 1847 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Battles of Mexico : survey of the line of operations of the U.S. Army under the command of Major General Winfield Scott on the 8th, 12th, & 13th Septr. 1847 made under the direction of Maj. W. Turnbull Topl. Engineers by Capt. McClellan & Lieut. Hardcastle, Topl. Engineers ; drawn by Capt. McClellan. It was published by Lit. de Salazar in 1847. Scale [ca. 1:15,900]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 14N, meters, WGS 1984) projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, built-up areas, selected buildings with names of landowners, drainage, canals, troop disposition, movements, and lines of defenses, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also legend of troop movements, chart of 'killed or wounded & missing 13th', and inset: 'Worth's Command on 8th Sept.'This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  10. Title: Battles of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 1848 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Battles of Mexico : survey of the line of operations of the U.S. Army, under command of Major General Winfield Scott, on the 19th & 20th August & on the 8th, 12th & 13th September, 1847, made by Maj. Turnbull, Capt. McClellan & Lieut. Hardcastle, Topl. Engs. ; drawn by Capt. McClellan. It was published by C.B. Graham in 1848. Scale [ca. 1:31,680]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 14N, meters, WGS 1984) projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, built-up areas, selected buildings with names of landowners, drainage, canals, troop disposition, movements, and lines of defenses, fortifications, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Includes positions and numbers of troops, and casualty statistics for the battles of Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, and Chapultepec, and inset: Part of the Valley of Mexico. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  11. Title: Battles of Mexico : line of operations of the U.S. Army under the command of Major General Winfield Scott on the 19th and 20th of August, 1847

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. 61 x 73 centimeters Scale approximately 1:15,680 City Maps

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  12. Title: Map of Genl. Worth's operations on the 20th of Augt. 1847

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    Summary: Oriented with north to the left. From: United States. Congress. Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the thirtieth Congress. 30th Congress, 1st session, Ex. doc. no. 1.

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  13. Title: Battles of Mexico. Survey of the line of operations of the U.S. Army, under the command of Major General Winfield Scott on the 19th & 20th of August 1847

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Inset: Route of Shields' & Pierce's brigades & rifles. From: Battles of Mexico ... New-York : [Martin & Ely], 1847. Includes positions and numbers of troops, and casualty statistics for the battles of Contreras and Churubusco.

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  14. Title: Map of Michigan roads by John F. Nellist.

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    Summary: Shows gravel, clay, and dirt roads in southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. From Road book of the Michigan Division, League of American Wheelmen. 4th ed. Detroit, Mich.: E. N. Hines, 1897. 1 map: col.; 43 x 59 cm

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  15. Title: [Map of Brown & Fullers addition to Ann Arbor, Michigan]; surveyed by J. F. Stratton, 1832.

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    Summary: Shows plat of Brown and Fuller's addition in Ann Arbor in Lower Town. Includes street dimensions. This map is a photostat of a hand-drawn map. The Bentley has a different manuscript verison of this map. Oriented with north to the upper left. "For Decree, see Liber 221, Page 358" is written in the lower left corner. This likey refers to a book in the Washtenaw county register's office. Handwritten certification from Edir Clark, Washtenaw County register of deeds, and John Allen, Justice of the Peace. The title of the map is derived from the map at the Bentley Historical Library. 1 map; sheet 42 x 51 cm

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  16. Title: [Map of Brown & Fullers addition to Ann Arbor, Michigan]; surveyed by J. F. Stratton, 1832.

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    Summary: Shows plat of Brown and Fuller's addition in Ann Arbor in Lower Town. Includes street dimensions. This map is a photostat of a hand-drawn map. The Bentley has a different manuscript verison of this map. Oriented with north to the upper left. The title of the map is derived from the map at the Bentley Historical Library. 1 map; sheet 38 x42 cm

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  17. Title: National Highways Map of the United States Showing Principal Transcontinental Highways and Connecting System of one Hundred Thousand Miles of National Highways Proposed by the National Highways Association, 1915

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    Summary: This is a scanned version of the 1915 paper map entitled: National Highways Map of the United States Showing Principal Transcontinental Highways and Connecting System of one Hundred Thousand Miles of National Highways Proposed by the National Highways Association. The map was scanned at 300 dots per inch and is in the TIFF format.

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  18. Title: Superior National Forest, Minnesota, 4th principal meridian, 1934

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    Summary: Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:250,000. "F.A. Silcox, forester." 50 x 81 centimeters 1:250,000 General Minnesota Maps

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  19. Title: Paris, France, 1878 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de l'exposition universelle de 1878 avec ses annexes. It was published lith. F. Appel in 1878. Scale [ca. 1:2,400]. Map in French. Covers the grounds and buildings of the Exposition Universelle 1878, Paris, France.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map.This map shows features such as roads, paths, buildings, drainage, ground cover, and more. Includes indexes, illustrations, text, and insets: [Plan de l'Exposition d'Agriculture] -- Vue Exterieure Des Magasins Du Bon Mache -- Plan des Annexes du Quai d'Orsay Groupe No. 9.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  20. Title: Mapa general del Peru. Paz Soldan. Geografia del Peru. Grabado por Delamare Calle St. Andre des Arts, 45, Paris. Paris - Imprenta Janson, calle Antne. Dubois, 6 (Paris, Libreria de Augusto Durand, 1865) (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of Peru originally created in 1865. The original map appears in "Atlas Geografico Del Peru, Publicado A Expensas Del Gobierno Peruano, Siendo Presidente El Libertador Gran Mariscal Ramon Castilla, Por Mariano Felipe Paz Soldan ... Paris, Libreria De Augusto Durand, Calle De Gres-Sorbonne, 7. 1865. Paris. - Imprenta De Ad. Laine Y J. Havard, Calle Des Saints-Peres, No. 19." The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.

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