VI. [Announcement for Elisha Sylvester], 1815 April 25

One leaf containing a one-page handwritten announcement for a Boston visit by book distributor Elisha Sylvester of Turner, Maine.

Letter from John Ames to Samuel Shuttleworth (fragment), 1822 July 22

Fragments of a one-page handwritten letter from John Ames (1793-1833) in Dedham to his uncle, Samuel Shuttleworth in Windsor, Vermont. The fragments contain some incomplete lines of text, including a note of the church attendance of "Aunt Ames."

Account books of Sylvester Woodbridge, 1792-1826 (inclusive)

Consists of seven account books kept by Dr. Sylvester Woodbridge (1754-1824) from 1792 until his death containing entries that record charges for medical visits and administration of medicines, and sales of sundry and grocery items, as well as occasional personal notes and the names of Woodbridge's apprentices and their participation in his Southampton, Massachusetts, medical practice. Woodbridge's methods of treatment were typical for the era: he most commonly prescribed vomits and purgatives for patients. Volume 6 contains loose pages and letterbooks tucked in related to accounting and to the amount and type of wood Woodbridge was buying for his house, and papers dated after his death.

Lowell, Massachusetts, 1850 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, from actual surveys by Sidney & Neff. It was published by S. Moody in 1850. Scale [ca. 1:3,450]. 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) 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, railroads, canals, drainage, public buildings, schools, churches, parks, industry locations (e.g. mills, factories, etc.), private buildings with names of property owners, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also illustrations of local buildings in margins.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.

Lyon, France, 1822 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nouveau plan géométral de la ville de Lyon : avec ses projets d'agrandissement & d'émbelissement divisé par arrondissements par Mr. Laurent Dignoseyo [sic] ing[r].; deposé [a] la Direction Général; Decomberousse & [Pères?] sc[t].; Preter sculp[t]. It was published by Vegezzy in 1822. Scale [ca. 1:6,600]. Map in French. 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, boundaries, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset map: Les Environs de Lyon d'apres Cassini. Chez Vegezzy, M[d] d'Estampes.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.

Basel, Switzerland, ca. 1850 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la ville de Basle = Plan der Stadt Basel, tracé par A. Obrist ; A. Zemp sc. It was published by Hasler & Cie. ca. 1850. Scale [ca. 1:2,860]. Covers a portion of Basel, Switzerland. Map in French.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 32N 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortifications, parks, ground cover, 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.

Balkan Peninsula Region, 1822 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de l'empire Ottoman en Europe, et en Asie, le Chevr. Lapie, géographe. It was published by Chez Chles. Picquet, Géographe ordinaire du Roi, Quai de Conti no. 17 in 1822. Scale [ca. 1:3,250,000]. Covers the Balkan Peninsula region. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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.

India & South Asia, 1850 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Hindoostan. It was published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. in 1850. Scale [ca. 1:9,500,000]. Covers India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and portions of Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and Bhutan. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Kalianpur 1975 India Zone III 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial and colonial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also inset: Delta of the Ganges.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.