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Title: County of Middlesex, United Kingdom, ca. 1766 (Raster Image)

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Dates

  • Issued: 2013-11
  • Coverage: 1766

Publishers

  • Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library

Summary

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To the Most Noble Thomas Holles Pelham Duke of Newcastle ... this Map of the County of Middlesex is dedicated, by ... R. W. Seale. It was published by John Bowles ca. 1766. Scale not given. 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 drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures and landforms. Includes also views, brief genealogy of the Earls of Middlesex and boundaries of administrative divisions outlined in color. 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

  • Boundaries
  • Transportation
  • United Kingdom
  • Middlesex
  • Maps
  • Genealogy
  • Human settlements
  • Cities and towns
  • Villages
  • Landforms
  • Bodies of water
  • Land use
  • Infrastructure (Economics)
  • imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
  • Datasets

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-0.810357, 0.273503, 51.810988, 51.272192)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-0.810357, 0.273503, 51.810988, 51.272192)

Provider

Harvard

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Seale, Richard William. County of Middlesex, United Kingdom, ca. 1766 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5753-m5-1766-s4

Format

GeoTIFF