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This map of Paris is a survey conducted in conducted between 1827 and 1836. It was drawn to scale by Theodore Jacoubet and is one of the last maps of a city drawn by an architect. The map is a collection of several sheets; each sheet accounts for…

This pictorial map, produced by the Tennessee Valley Authority, shows the Tennessee River Valley region with particular emphasis on the proposed work and improvements of the TVA. As the map notes, there is "no scale," nor does it include a compass…

This map is a survey of the city of New York showing the location of farms, estates, street names and the high water lines. This survey is interesting as it shows the survey lines of the Manhattan grid dashed beneath the boundary lines of original…

This map shows the topographic survey and county lines of the area around the Los Angeles aqueduct as it makes its way from its source at the Long Valley reservoir north of the city down to the city itself.

This map layer depicts Western Palestine at the time of the Old Testament. It sources its information primarily in the book of Joshua which chronicles the Israelites conquering and settling the Holy Land. However, there are additional place names,…

This map presents the place names of western Palestine in Arabic and explains their meaning in a key on the side. It also marks the location of Arabic villages, churches and mosques. It is a notable that this map is included to the Palestine…