Title: Saint Georges Channel, Irish Sea Region, 1625 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2014
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2014-04
- Coverage: 1625
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of a map plate entitled: Pascaarte va het vermaert Canael van Bristou, vertoonende aent Zuijden de Zeecusten achter Engelandt, vande Sorlinghes af tot Bristou toe, Item aent Noorden de Custen van bijna geheel Wals-Engelandt, met een deel van Ferlandt. It was published by Jan Janszoon, 1623-1625. This image covers the Saint Georges Channel, Irish Sea region. Scale ca. 1:650,000. Map in Dutch and French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) 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 coastal features such as harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, cities and towns, and other points of interest. Shows relief with hachures. Depths shown by shading and soundings.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
- Oceans
- Ireland
- Wexford
- United Kingdom
- Wales
- Atlantic Ocean
- Irish Sea
- Saint Georges Channel
- Maps
- Nautical charts
- Coasts
- Bodies of water
- Harbors
- Hydrography
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Landforms
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-9.090766, -1.171554, 53.231479, 49.753091)
- Geometry: BBOX (-9.090766, -1.171554, 53.231479, 49.753091)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638. Saint Georges Channel, Irish Sea Region, 1625 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-h001644159-0170
Format
GeoTIFF