Title: Whitehaven, England, 1791 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2013-10
- Coverage: 1791
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the town & harbour of Whitehaven in the county of Cumberland from an actual survey anno 1790, by J. Howard ; engraved by J. Russell. It was published by J. Howard in 1791. Scale [ca. 1:2,500], 264 yards = 9.8 cm. 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 roads, landmarks, open spaces, drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also vignettes of the Castle; St. Nicholas Church; Trinity Church; the Harbour; St. James Church. 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
- Structure
- United Kingdom
- Whitehaven
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Land use
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-3.609442, -3.566444, 54.559496, 54.53358)
- Geometry: BBOX (-3.609442, -3.566444, 54.559496, 54.53358)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Howard, John., Russell, John. Whitehaven, England, 1791 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5754-w6-1790-h6
Format
GeoTIFF