Title: Great Britain, 1608 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2013-11
- Coverage: 1608
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Britannicarum insularum typus, ex conatibus Geographicis Abrah. Ortelij, cum privileg. decen., 1595. It was published by Giovanni Bapta. Vrintio in 1608. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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. Includes also Italian text on map verso, Latin descriptions of historically significant locations, ornamental cartouche showing birds, and illustrations of ships. 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
- Boundaries
- Transportation
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Land use
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-14.514177, 7.008253, 62.041357, 48.008015)
- Geometry: BBOX (-14.514177, 7.008253, 62.041357, 48.008015)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. Great Britain, 1608 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5740-1608-o7
Format
GeoTIFF