World Map, 1801 (Raster Image)

Title:

World Map, 1801 (Raster Image)

Date:

200901

Description:

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Allgemeine Weltkarte auf welcher alle neue Entdeckungen eines Pérouse, Wilson, Vancouver, Mungo-Park, Brown etc. dargestellt sind : nach Marcators Projection und den zuverlässigsten Astronomishcen Bestimungen entworsen. It was published by Simon Schropp et Comp. in 1801. Scale [ca. 1:55,000,000]. Map in German and French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'Mercator' projection with the central meridian at 152.3315 degrees east. The central meridian of this map is not the same as the Prime Meridian and may wrap or overlap itself when displayed in GIS software. 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 is shown by hachures. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and 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:

1801

Geographic region:

Earth
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
Arctic regions
180.000000
84.263421
-78.259774
-180.000000

Provenance:

Harvard College LibraryHarvard Geospatial LibraryHarvard Map Collection, Harvard College LibraryHarvard University. Library. Open Collections ProgramSimon Schropp'sche Hof-Landkartenhandlung.ESRI ArcGIS 9.3

Publisher:

Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Harvard University Library
Harvard Geospatial Library

Rights:

For educational, non-commercial use only.

Identifier:

G3201_S12_1801_S5

Source:

JP2 Map Image
Georeferenced Raster Data
Paper Map
JP2 Map Image
Simon Schropp'sche Hof-Landkartenhandlung.
bei Simon Schropp et Comp.
Allgemeine Weltkarte auf welcher alle neue Entdeckungen eines Pérouse, Wilson, Vancouver, Mungo-Park, Brown etc. dargestellt sind : nach Marcators Projection und den zuverlässigsten Astronomishcen Bestimungen entworsen.

Format:

JPEG2000
Raster
Pixel

Is part of:

Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Exploration and discovery.

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