Title: Silesia, 1746 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2019
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2019-06
- Coverage: 1746
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Ducatus Silesiae tabula altera superiorem Silesiam exhibens. It was published by: Homann Erben in 1746. Scale ca. 1:580,000. Map in Latin. Map in multiple languages. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic (EPSG: 102014) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown 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 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 geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.
Subjects
- Boundaries
- Silesia, Upper (Poland and Czech Republic)
- Maps
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (14.427953, 20.890256, 52.244041, 48.368007)
- Geometry: BBOX (14.427953, 20.890256, 52.244041, 48.368007)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Homann Erben (Firm), Hase, Johann Matthias, 1684-1742. Silesia, 1746 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g6522-s5-1746-h6
Format
GeoTIFF