Title: Carte de la partie méridionale de l'Afrique, 1795 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2019
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2019-06
- Coverage: 1795
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie méridionale de l'Afrique : pour servir d'intelligence aux deux voyages de Levaillant. It was published by: H.J. Jansen et Compagnie, Imprimeurs-Libraires in 1795. Scale [ca. 1:2,250,000].. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) 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
- Society
- South Africa
- Maps
- Voyages and travels
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (11.543498, 34.179529, -21.696473, -36.572663)
- Geometry: BBOX (11.543498, 34.179529, -21.696473, -36.572663)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Le Vaillant, François, 1753-1824, Perriez. Carte de la partie méridionale de l'Afrique, 1795 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g8500-1795-l4
Format
GeoTIFF