Title: Devonshire, England, 1611 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
- Speed, John, 1552?-1629.
- Sudbury, John.
- Humble, George, -1640.
Dates
- Issued: 2013-11
- Coverage: 1611
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Devonshire : with Excester described, and the armes of such Nobles as have borne the titles of them. It was published by Performed by Ihon Speede and are to be sold in popes-head Alleye by Iohn Sudburi & George Humble. Cum privilegio in 1611. Scale [ca. 1:253,440]. 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. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also coats of arms of the Devonshire and Exeter noble families on left side together with the Royal coat of arms. Includes view of Exeter and table of 'places of the citie by fygures ...' 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
- England
- Devonshire
- Maps
- Heraldry
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Land use
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-5.183433, -2.551518, 51.332978, 50.048601)
- Geometry: BBOX (-5.183433, -2.551518, 51.332978, 50.048601)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Speed, John, 1552?-1629., Sudbury, John., Humble, George, -1640. Devonshire, England, 1611 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5753-d4-1611-s6
Format
GeoTIFF