Title: Northern Spain and Bay of Biscay, 1625 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2014
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2014-04
- Coverage: 1625
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of a map plate entitled: Pascaerte van Biscaijen, afbeeldede de rechte gelegentheijt der Zeehavenen ende custen tusschen de C. Massichaco ende de C. de Pinas gelegen, alles gestelt op sijne rechte streckinghe, distantien, ende hoochden, from the Willem Blaeu atlas entitled: Het licht der see-vaert : daerinne claerlijck beschreven ende afghebeeldet werde, alle de custen ende havenen vande Westersche, Noordsche, Oostersche ende Middelandsche zeen. It was published by Jan Janszoon, 1623-1625. This image covers Northern Spain and Bay of Biscay. Scale ca. 1:550,000. Map in Dutch and French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) 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 coastal features such as harbors, inlets, rocks, channels, points, coves, shoals, islands, and more. Includes also selected land features such as roads, cities and towns, and other points of interest. Shows relief with hachures. Depths shown by shading and soundings.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
- Transportation
- Oceans
- Biscay, Bay of
- Atlantic Ocean
- Spain
- Cantabria
- Pais Vasco
- Asturias
- Maps
- Nautical charts
- Coasts
- Bodies of water
- Harbors
- Hydrography
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Landforms
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-6.850034, -1.507906, 44.181872, 43.066421)
- Geometry: BBOX (-6.850034, -1.507906, 44.181872, 43.066421)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638. Northern Spain and Bay of Biscay, 1625 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-h001644159-0120
Format
GeoTIFF