Title: World Atmospheric Temperature Isotherms (July), 1884 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2009
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
- Harvard University. Library. Open Collections Program
- Supan, Alexander, 1847-1920.
- Ed. Holzel (Firm)
Dates
- Issued: 2009-10
- Coverage: 1884
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Karte der Juli-Isothermen. It is part of a two map set: [Karten der Isothermen, von Alexander Supan]. It was published by Ed. Holzel in 1884. Scale [ca. 1:110,000,000]. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'Mercator' projection with the central meridian at 17.666 degrees west. 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, selected cities, shoreline features, and more. Isotherms are shown at 2 degree intervals for July. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.
Subjects
- Earth
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Arctic regions
- Maps
- World maps
- Bodies of water
- Atmospheric temperature
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-180, 180, 84.831589, -85.107392)
- Geometry: BBOX (-180, 180, 84.831589, -85.107392)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University. Library. Open Collections Program, Supan, Alexander, 1847-1920., Ed. Holzel (Firm). World Atmospheric Temperature Isotherms (July), 1884 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g3201-c82-1884-s8-sheet2
Format
GeoTIFF