Title: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1785 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
- Capacci, Domenico, 1694-1736.
- Dezauche, Jean-Claude, active 1770-1824.
Dates
- Issued: 2013-11
- Coverage: 1785
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de la baye et port de Rio Janeiro, située à la coste du Brésil : par 22 d. 54 m. de latitude méridionale et 45 d. 5 m. à l'occident du méridien de Paris / levée géométriquement par le P. Capassi [sic]. It was published by Chez Dezauche, successeur des Srs. Delisle et Philippe Buache, premiers Géographes du Roi, et chargé de l'Entrepôt Général des Cartes de la Marine, Rue des Noyers in 1785. Scale not given. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the SAD 69 / Brazil Polyconic 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 boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially, depths shown by soundings. Includes also ports, harbors, labeled landmarks and bodies of water, and marked latitude lines. 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
- Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Land use
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Navigation
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-43.367727, -42.930483, -22.590138, -23.141162)
- Geometry: BBOX (-43.367727, -42.930483, -22.590138, -23.141162)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Capacci, Domenico, 1694-1736., Dezauche, Jean-Claude, active 1770-1824. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1785 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5592-g8-1785-c3
Format
GeoTIFF