Title: A map of part of Tibet, 1904 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2019
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2019-06
- Coverage: 1904
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A map of part of Tibet : iclucluding Sikkim, the Chumbi Valley & Bhutan showing the routes between Darjiling and Lhasa. It was published by: Edward Stanford in 1904. Scale 1:506,880.. Map in English. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 UTM Zone 45N (EPSG: 32645) 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
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
- Sikkim (India)
- Bhutan
- Maps
- Road maps
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (87.006997, 92.333998, 30.022262, 26.678682)
- Geometry: BBOX (87.006997, 92.333998, 30.022262, 26.678682)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Edward Stanford Ltd. A map of part of Tibet, 1904 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g7823-t5p2-1904-e3
Format
GeoTIFF