Title: Northeast Egypt, Ismailia to Cairo, 1882 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2012
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
- Hassenstein, Bruno.
- Justus Perthes (Firm : Gotha, Germany)
Dates
- Issued: 2012-01
- Coverage: 1882
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Von Ismailia bis Cairo : Specialkarte des Kriegsschauplatzes, redigirt von B. Hassenstein. It was published by Justus Perthes in 1882. Scale 1:270,000. Covers the northeastern Egypt from Ismailia to Cairo. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Egypt Red Belt projected 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, roads, railroads and stations, canals, built-up areas, selected buildings, historic sites, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes insets: Plan von Cairo (1:27,000), Sues Kanal (1:1,000,000).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
- Egypt
- Cairo
- Ismailia
- Banh?
- Al J?zah
- Az Zaq?z?q
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (30.896447, 32.435067, 30.865374, 29.863333)
- Geometry: BBOX (30.896447, 32.435067, 30.865374, 29.863333)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, Hassenstein, Bruno., Justus Perthes (Firm : Gotha, Germany). Northeast Egypt, Ismailia to Cairo, 1882 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g8300-1882-h3
Format
GeoTIFF