Title: Portland Harbor and Casco Bay, Maine, 1781 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2008
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
- Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824.
- Sproule, Geo. F. (George F.), 1741-1817.
- Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801.
- Blaskowitz, Charles.
- Grant, James, surveyor and draughtsman.
- Wheeler, Thomas, draughtsman and surveyor.
- Flyn, engraver.
Dates
- Issued: 2008
- Coverage: 1781
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the untitled, historic nautical chart: [A chart of Falmouth Harbour]. The map is [sheet 29] from the Atlantic Neptune atlas Vol. 3 : Charts of the coast and harbors of New England, from surveys taken by Samuel Holland and published by J.F.W. Des Barres, 1781. Scale [ca. 1:25,000]. Covers Portland Harbor, Fore River, and a portion of Casco Bay, Maine. The image is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' (WGS 84) projected coordinate system. All map collar information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, 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 cities and towns, buildings, and roads. Relief is shown by hachures; depths by soundings and shading. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection. The entire Atlantic Neptune atlas Vol. 3 : Charts of the coast and harbors of New England has been scanned and georeferenced as part of this selection.
Subjects
- Transportation
- Oceans
- Atlantic Ocean
- Maine
- Casco Bay
- Portland Harbor
- Fore River
- Maps
- Nautical charts
- Coasts
- Bodies of water
- Harbors
- Hydrography
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Landforms
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-70.333207, -70.128824, 43.768561, 43.579384)
- Geometry: BBOX (-70.333207, -70.128824, 43.768561, 43.579384)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824., Sproule, Geo. F. (George F.), 1741-1817., Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801., Blaskowitz, Charles., Grant, James, surveyor and draughtsman., Wheeler, Thomas, draughtsman and surveyor., Flyn, engraver. Portland Harbor and Casco Bay, Maine, 1781 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g1106-p5-1781-d4-104-2
Format
GeoTIFF