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Title: Cincinnati, Ohio, 1893 (Raster Image)

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Dates

  • Issued: 2010-12
  • Coverage: 1893

Publishers

  • Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library

Summary

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map of Cincinnati and vicinity : compiled for Williams' Cincinnati directory, by E.F. Layman, civil engineer; engraved by the Henderson-Achert-Krebs Lithographing Co. It was published by Williams & Co. in 1893. Scale [ca. 1:15,000]. Covers also parts of Kentucky below the Ohio River.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Ohio South State Plane NAD 1983 coordinate system (in Feet) (Fipszone 3402). 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 and stations, selected buildings, city ward boundaries, drainage, parks, cemeteries, 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.

Subjects

  • Transportation
  • Ohio
  • Cincinnati
  • Maps
  • Human settlements
  • Cities and towns
  • Villages
  • Landforms
  • Bodies of water
  • Land use
  • Infrastructure (Economics)
  • imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
  • Datasets

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-84.59293, -84.390726, 39.198643, 39.061734)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-84.59293, -84.390726, 39.198643, 39.061734)

Provider

Harvard

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, Layman, E. F., Williams Directory Company., Henderson-Achert-Krebs Lithographing Co. Cincinnati, Ohio, 1893 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g4084-c4-1893-l3

Format

GeoTIFF