Strasbourg, France, 1734 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Strasbourg ville ancienne celebre et tres fortifieé [sic] du Roy. de France dans la Basse Alsace sur le Rhin = Strasburg eine Uhralte sehr Berühmte u. nun auch ungemein fortificirte Statt dem König in Franckr gehörig in Unter Elsas am Rhein ligend, gravée aux depens de Matth. Seutter, S.C.M. Geogr. à Augsb. = verfertigt u. verlegts M. Seutter, I.R.K. ; Ioh. Thomas Kraus., delin. It was published by M. Seutter in 1734. Scale [ca. 1:11,853]. Covers Strasbourg, France. Map in French and German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 32N' 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, and more. Includes note, ill., and a view. 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.

The College Law Book, 1734

Handwritten copy of the 1734 College Laws transcribed by Meshech Weare (Harvard AB 1735) into a small notebook. The volume has a modern hardcover binding.

College Laws, 1734

Handwritten copy of the 1734 College Laws transcribed into a soft-cover notebook. The volume includes the name "Johannes Winthrop" ornately detailed at the end of the transcription.

Schemes for printing the Hebrew Grammar, 1734 April 3

One octavo-sized leaf containing a handwritten financial plans for printing 500 copies of the Hebrew Grammar, and, on the verso, an outline for printing 1,000 copies, signed by Judah Monis.

Letter from Judah Monis to the Harvard Corporation, 1734 June 1

One-page handwritten letter from Judah Monis to the Corporation discussing the potential long-term losses associated with a plan to advance twenty-five percent of the cost of the Hebrew Grammar to the College.

Mr. Monis's computation about printing his Hebrew Grammar, [ca. 1734]

A one-page handwritten computation by Judah Monis for printing the Hebrew Grammar and binding it in sheep and calf skins. The document was written on one folio-sized leaf that is torn in two pieces.

Committee's report (fragment), 1734/5 March 14

A half-page handwritten report by a committee of the Corporation endorsing the Judah Monis's Hebrew Grammar following their revision of the work as recommended by a June 8, 1724 vote of the Board of Overseers. The document is signed by President Benjamin Wadsworth, Professor Edward Wigglesworth, Tutor Henry Flynt, and Rev. Nathaniel Appleton. The document is a fragment and some of the missing text transferred to the back of the Hebrew Grammar Account (HUG 1580.5 Box 1, Folder 8).

Diary, 1734

The diary is interleaved in Nathaniel Ames’ An Astronomical Diary: or, An Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ, 1734 ... (Boston, 1734). The thin soft-cover book is handsewn in marbled paper, and holds single-line entries about Eliot’s daily life. The entries are brief and irregular and include mention of the weather, visits to Boston, occasional birth and death notices, and in the later months, church attendance (often to hear the Rev. Nathaniel Appleton). Eliot intermittently mentions his studies.

Deed of sale, 1734 October 25

Deed between grantor William Phips and grantee Andrew Bordman for unspecified property.

Nouveaux memoires touchant le Mexique ou la Nouvelle Espagne: recueillis sur les lieux avec une attention particulière par Mr. de Montségur, capitaine de vaisseaux du roy catolique pendant les annees 1707 et 1708 : manuscript, [17--]

Manuscript, in an unidentified hand, with revisions and corrections in a different hand [Monségur?].

Enkhuizen, Netherlands, 1734 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nieuwe afteekening van alle de banken, canaalen, tonnen en dieptens : geleegen voor de stad Enkhuysen in de Zuyder Zee, waar in aengeweesen word, hoedanig men, uyt de stad nae de vuur toren door het Voor Land gevoeglyk kan maken een nieuwe zee haven, getekent door Ian Belkmeer. It was published by Joannes van Keulen in 1734. Scale [ca. 1:9,630]. Covers Enkhuizen, Netherlands. Map in Dutch.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the RD_New (Rijksdriehoekstelsel), GCS Amersfoort 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, ground cover, canals, shoreline features, and more. Depths shown by soundings and shading. Includes inset: "Verbeelding van de mond van de Nieuwe Haven".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.

New England and Middle Atlantic States, 1671 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Novi Belgii, quod nunc Novi Jorck vocatur, Novae q[ue] Angliae & partis Virginiae : accuratissima et novissima delineatio. It was published by J. Meurs for Arnoldus Montanus' De Nieuwe en onbekende weereld, 1671. p. 122-123. Scale [ca. 1:3,500,000]. Covers the northeast Atlantic States from Maine to Virginia, and a portion of Canada. In Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Mercator (world) projection. 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 human settlements, Native American tribal lands, drainage, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown pictorially. Includes illustrations and illustrative cartouche. 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.