Title: Gulf of Suez and Sinai Peninsula, 1799 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2019
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
- France
- Rosili-Mesros, François Étienne
- Collin, Charles Etienne
- Aubert, L.
Dates
- Issued: 2019-06
- Coverage: 1799
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Golfe de Suez : dressée au Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine, d'après les observations faites en 1787 sur la Frégate la Vénus par le Cen. Rosili ... et publiée par ordre du ministre pour le Service des vaisseaux de la République Française l'an VII de la République ; gravé par E. Collin ; J. Aubert script. It was published by: Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine in 1799. Scale approximately 1:610,000. 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
- Transportation
- Suez, Gulf of
- Sinai (Egypt)
- Maps
- Nautical charts
- Early maps
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (31.790123, 35.254193, 30.527565, 26.487774)
- Geometry: BBOX (31.790123, 35.254193, 30.527565, 26.487774)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, France, Rosili-Mesros, François Étienne, Collin, Charles Etienne, Aubert, L. Gulf of Suez and Sinai Peninsula, 1799 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g8302-s88-1799-f7
Format
GeoTIFF