Title: Switzerland, 1799 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2010
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
- Pfyffer von Wyher, Franz Ludwig, 1716-1802.
- Clausner, Joseph.
- Mechel, Christian von, 1737-1817.
Dates
- Issued: 2010-09
- Coverage: 1799
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie la plus elevee de la Suisse : dessinee en perspective du nord au midi : d'apres le plan en relief et les mesures du General Pfyffer, reduites sous son inspection a 150 tois de France par ligne, par Joseph Clausner, graveur a Zoug. It was published by Chr. de Mechel in 1799. Scale [ca. 1:146,175]. Covers a portion the central Switzerland (Zentralschweiz) region. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic 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, villages, and other human settlements, roads, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also a profile of the most important mountains with their altitudes.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
- Switzerland
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (7.50017, 8.914085, 47.524856, 46.421931)
- Geometry: BBOX (7.50017, 8.914085, 47.524856, 46.421931)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, Pfyffer von Wyher, Franz Ludwig, 1716-1802., Clausner, Joseph., Mechel, Christian von, 1737-1817. Switzerland, 1799 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g6040-1799-p4
Format
GeoTIFF