Title: Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1768 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2010
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2010-02
- Coverage: 1768
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nieuwe Platte Grond Vande Stad Rotterdam geleege aand Rivierea de Maase en de Rotte = Plan nouveau de la ville de Rotterdam situee sur les Rivieres de la Meuse et de la Rotte, Henry de Leth, a l'enseigne du Pecheur. It was published by J. Covens & Zoon in 1768. Scale [ca.1:3,923]. Covers Rotterdam, Netherlands. Map in Dutch and French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'RD_New (Rijksdriehoekstelsel), GCS Amersfoort' 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, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, docks, wharves, canals, windmills, and more. Includes index. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.
Subjects
- Transportation
- Netherlands
- Rotterdam
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Land use
- Landforms
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Bodies of water
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (4.457589, 4.515505, 51.937623, 51.903138)
- Geometry: BBOX (4.457589, 4.515505, 51.937623, 51.903138)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, Leth, Hendrik de, 1703-1766., J. Covens & Zoon. Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1768 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g6004-r7-1768-l5
Format
GeoTIFF