Title: Orleans, France, ca. 1728 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
- Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720.
- Danet, Guillaume, approximately 1670-1732.
Dates
- Issued: 2013-11
- Coverage: 1728
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Les jonctions de deux grandes rivieres de Loire et de Seine par le nouveau canal d'Orleans et celuy de Briare, mis au jourr par le Sr. Fer. It was published by chez Danet... sur le pont N. Dame a la Sphere Royale ca. 1728. Scale not given. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 31N projected 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 and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Includes also indexes, descriptive notes on both canals, and scale bar with compass in boat transporting barrels. 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
- France
- Orleans
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Inland navigation
- Bodies of water
- Land use
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- inlandWaters
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (1.734848, 3.284773, 48.365758, 47.424365)
- Geometry: BBOX (1.734848, 3.284773, 48.365758, 47.424365)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720., Danet, Guillaume, approximately 1670-1732. Orleans, France, ca. 1728 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5833-o6p5-1728-f4
Format
GeoTIFF