Title: Physical and Political Map, Venezuela, ca. 1887 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
- Venezuela. Ministerio de Fomento.
- Muñoz Tébar, Jesús, 1847-1909.
- Schomburgk, Robert H. (Robert Hermann), Sir, 1804-1865.
Dates
- Issued: 2013-11
- Coverage: 1887
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mapa físico y político de los estados unidos de Venezuela. It was published by Foment Ministerium ca. 1887. Scale [ca. 1:5,208,333]; 250 km = 4,8 cm. Map in Spanish. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the South America Lambert Conformal Conic 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 by hachures. Includes also inset maps showing railroads from Caracas to Sta. Lucia and to La Guaira, the location of Venezuela in South America and mining districts of Yuruari. Ancillary map shows the Venezuela-Guyana border established by Robert Schomburgk. 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
- South America
- Venezuela
- Maps
- Imperialism
- Mines and mineral resources
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Land use
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-85.35669, -35.603432, 19.375623, -12.82977)
- Geometry: BBOX (-85.35669, -35.603432, 19.375623, -12.82977)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Venezuela. Ministerio de Fomento., Muñoz Tébar, Jesús, 1847-1909., Schomburgk, Robert H. (Robert Hermann), Sir, 1804-1865. Physical and Political Map, Venezuela, ca. 1887 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5280-1887-v4
Format
GeoTIFF