Title: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Region, ca. 1708 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
- Ottens, R. (Reiner), 1698-1750.
- Ottens, J. (Josua), 1704-1765.
- R. & J. Ottens.
Dates
- Issued: 2013-10
- Coverage: 1708
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Nova Isthmi Americani, qui et Panamiensis item Dariensis, tabula, in qua urbes Porto Bello, Panama et Carthagena. It was published by R. et J. Ottens ca. 1708. Scale [ca. 1:3,250,000]. Map in Latin. Covers the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea region including parts of southern United States, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and northern South America.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Mercator 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, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes insets: A draught of St. Augustin and its harbour. -- La Havane.--Plan de la ville espagnole de S. Domingue.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
- Atlantic Ocean
- Gulf of Mexico
- Caribbean Sea
- Aruba
- Bahamas, The
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Venezuela
- Florida
- Caribbean Area
- West Indies
- Central America
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-88.204686, -65.647283, 32.539036, 4.455039)
- Geometry: BBOX (-88.204686, -65.647283, 32.539036, 4.455039)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Ottens, R. (Reiner), 1698-1750., Ottens, J. (Josua), 1704-1765., R. & J. Ottens. Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Region, ca. 1708 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g4390-1708-o8
Format
GeoTIFF