Title: Northern South America, ca. 1736 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2013-11
- Coverage: 1736
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Tabula Americae specialis geographica regni Peru, Brasiliae, Terrae Firmae, & reg. Amazonum, secundum relationes de Herrera, de Laet, & P. P. d'Acunna & M. Rodriguetz, aliorumque observationes recentiores designata & edita per Guiliem. de l'Isle Geogr. Reg. Parisiensem, nunc recusa Per Homannianos Heredes, c. pr. S.C.M. It was published by Homannianos Heredes ca. 1736. Scale ca. 1:9,250,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the SAD 69 / Brazil Polyconic 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 also manuscript marginalia, ornamental cartouche with allegorical figures, geographic notes, and names of indigenous peoples. 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
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Peru
- Bolivia
- Maps
- Indigenous peoples
- Discoveries in geography
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Land use
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-94.39692, -25.938343, 18.921312, -31.027213)
- Geometry: BBOX (-94.39692, -25.938343, 18.921312, -31.027213)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726., Homann Erben (Firm). Northern South America, ca. 1736 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5200-1736-l5-copya
Format
GeoTIFF