Title: Ganges River Delta, India and Bangladesh, 1726 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2019
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
- Ricquier
- Cobbé, Jacque André, -1724
- Fricx, Eugène-Henri, 1644-1730
- Harrewijn, Franciscus, 1700-1764
Dates
- Issued: 2019-06
- Coverage: 1726
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Partie du Gange où sont les etablissements du commerce des nations de l'Europe dans les Indes orientales : cette carte est dressée sur les memoires et observations du Sieur Jacque André Cobbé, envoié aux Indes orientales par MesSieurs de la Compagnie etablie a Anvers. It was published by: Eugene Henrij Friex in 1726. Not drawn to scale. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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
- Ganges River Delta (India and Bangladesh)
- India
- Bangladesh
- Maps
- Rivers
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- inlandWaters
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (87.547419, 89.220839, 23.281515, 21.482148)
- Geometry: BBOX (87.547419, 89.220839, 23.281515, 21.482148)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Ricquier, Cobbé, Jacque André, -1724, Fricx, Eugène-Henri, 1644-1730, Harrewijn, Franciscus, 1700-1764. Ganges River Delta, India and Bangladesh, 1726 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g7652-g3a3-1726-r5
Format
GeoTIFF