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  1. Title: London, England, 1877 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Illustrated map of London, or, Stranger's guide to the public buildings, theatres, music halls, & all places of interest. It was published by George H. Young in 1877. Scale [ca. 1:13,700]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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, drainage, selected buildings, and more. Selected points of interest and relief shown pictorially. 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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  2. Title: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1845 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont : compiled from the latest authorities, [by] J.H. Young, sc. It was published by S. Augustus Mitchell in 1845. Scale [ca. 1:1,001,000]. Covers also portions of New York, Massachusetts, and the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection (Meters). 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, canals, drainage, state, county, and town boundaries, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset: North part of Maine. Scale [ca. 1:2,505,000]. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of New England 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, scales, and purposes.

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  3. Title: Soil map, Indiana, Hamilton County sheet

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    Summary: Detached from: Soil survey of Hamilton County, Indiana / Lewis A. Hurst [and others]. In Thirty-seventh annual report of Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Indiana ... 1912. Indianapolis : Wm. B. Burford, 1913. Page 68. Imprint: [Indianapolis] : State of Indiana, Department of Geology, [1913] [Indianapolis] : [Wm. B. Burford], [1913] Dimensions: 34 x 34 cm; Scale: Approximately 1:95,000 Coordinates: W0861433 W0855142 N0401308 N0395533

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  4. Title: Map of the state of Texas from the latest authorities

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Includes the population, etc. of Texas according to the Census of 1850, and information on the Rio Grande, El Llano Estacado, Great Indian Crossing and railroads in Texas.; "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1856, by Charles Desilver, in the Clerks office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.; Insets: Northern Texas--Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City.; In lower right margin: 25. 30 x 37 centimeters

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  5. Title: Map of Minnesota Territory

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    Summary: Atlas plate 36. Longitude west from Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Explanatory text includes "Lands of the Dacota or Sioux Indians" and "Minni Wakan Lake." 13 x 16 inches

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  6. Title: Map of Minnesota

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    Summary: Atlas plate 36. Longitude west from Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Explanatory text includes "Lands of the Dakota or Sioux Indians" and "Minni Wakan Lake." Map may have been published in 1856 or later. 13 x 16 inches

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  7. Title: Map of Minnesota Territory

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Shows counties as of 1855.; Includes text: Lands of the Dakota or Sioux Indians. 30 x 38 centimeters

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  8. Title: Map of Minnesota Territory

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Includes text: Lands of the Dakota or Sioux Indians.; Shows Todd and Stearns counties, created in 1855; does not show Meeker and McLeod counties, created in 1856.; Does not include number in margin. 30 x 38 Centimeters

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  9. Title: Map of Minnesota Territory

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    Summary: Atlas plate 36. Longitude west from Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Explanatory text includes "Lands of the Dacota or Sioux Indians" and "Minni Wakan Lake." Date of copyright registration 1850. 17 x 14 inches

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  10. Title: A new map of the United States of America

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.; Insets: Gold region of California. -- District of Columbia. 38 x 64 centimeters

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  11. Title: Map of Minnesota territory

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    Summary: Atlas plate 36. Longitude west from Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Explanatory text includes "Reference to the late Indian Treaties." Map may have been published in 1852. 13 x 16 inches

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  12. Title: Map of Minnesota territory

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    Summary: Atlas plate 36. Longitude west from Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Explanatory text includes "Reference to the late Indian Treaties." Map may have been published in 1852. 13 x 16 inches

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  13. Title: Map of the Oregon Territory; by the U.S. Ex. Ex., Charles Wilkes, Esqr., Commander, 1841.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Columbia River, reduced from a survey / made by the U.S. Ex. Ex., 1841. -- Scale ca. 1:700,000. J.H Young & Sherman & Smith, [1845]. 1 map; 58 x 87 cm., folded to 9 x 14 cm.

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  14. Title: Mitchell's national map of the American Republic or, United States of North America : together with maps of the vicinities of thirty-two of the principal cities and towns in the Union

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    Summary: Shows the United States east of Texas.; Relief shown by hachures.; Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.; Includes insets of Maine and Florida and 3 population tables.; Accompanied by vicinity maps of 32 select U.S. cities and tables regarding various United States statistics (hand col., on sheet 66 x 89 cm.).; Mounted on cloth. 62 x 84 centimeters

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  15. Title: Map of the United States / by J.H. Young ; engraved by J.H. Young, D. Haines & F. Dankworth.

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington. Includes inset "Map of North America, including all the recent geographical discoveries," 8 urban area insets, text, distance table for the Erie and Champlain canals, diagrams of heights of mountains and lengths of rivers, statistical tables, and ill. 1836

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  16. Title: The tourist's pocket map of Pennsylvania : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances &c.

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    Summary: Insets: Lehigh and Schuylkill coal regions -- Vicinity of Philadelphia -- Profile of Pennsylvania canal. 33 x 40 centimeters

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  17. Title: The tourist's pocket map of Michigan: exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances, &c.

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    Summary: Shows stage roads. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1834 by S. Augustus Mitchell ..." "Sold by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. ..." Inset: The North west part of Michigan. Includes tables of steam boat routes.: Original version published Philadelphia : S. Augustus Mitchell, 1839.; Scale approximately 1:1,640,000

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  18. Title: The tourist's pocket map of Michigan

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    Summary: Extent: 1 map Notes: Shows stage roads. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington. Inset: The North west part of Michigan. Includes tables of steam boat routes.

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  19. Title: Map of the settled part of Wisconsin Territory, 1838

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    Summary: 1 map

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  20. Title: The tourist's pocket map of the state of Ohio : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances &c.

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    Summary: Prime meridians: Greenwich, Washington, D.C.; Insets: Profile of the Miami Canal, Profile of the Ohio and Erie Canal.; Issued in covers.; Cover title: Mitchell's map of Ohio.; "Ohio census, 1830" pasted inside front cover. 35 x 29 centimeters

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