World Map, 1654 (Raster Image)

Title:

World Map, 1654 (Raster Image)

Date:

201404

Description:

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula, autore N.I. Piscator, from the Frederik de Wit's untitled Dutch Sea Atlas. It was published by F. de Wit in 1654. Scale [ca. 1:100,000,000]. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) 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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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.Historic paper maps can provide an excellent view of the changes that have occurred in the cultural and physical landscape. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography, and urban and rural land use change. As this map has been georeferenced, it can be used in a GIS as a source or background layer in conjunction with other GIS data.None planned

Type:

map

Type (Narrower):

Maps

Type (Broader):

Image

Coverage:

1654

Geographic region:

Earth
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
Arctic regions
180
90
-90
-180

Provenance:

Harvard Geospatial LibraryHarvard Map Collection, Harvard LibraryVisscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587-1652.Wit, Frederik de.ESRI ArcGIS 10.1

Publisher:

Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Harvard University Information Technology
Harvard Geospatial Library

Rights:

For educational, non-commercial use only.

Identifier:

G1059_W57_1654_PF_SH1

Source:

JP2 Map Image
Georeferenced Raster Data
Paper Map
JP2 Map Image
Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587-1652.
Wit, Frederik de.
F. de Wit
Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula

Format:

JPEG2000
Raster
Pixel

Is part of:

[Dutch sea atlas].

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