Title: Pearl River Estuary Region : South, Guangdong Sheng, China, 1749 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2011
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772.
- Prevost, abbe, 1697-1763.
- Hondt, Pieter de.
- Schley, Jacobus van der, 1715-1779.
Dates
- Issued: 2011-09
- Coverage: 1749
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte des isles qui sont a l'embouchure de la riviere de Canton : dressee sur les observations des navigateurs, par N.B., Ingr. ordre. de la Marine ; J.V. Schley, direx. It was published by Pierre de Hondt in 1749. Scale [ca. 1:500,000]. Covers the Zhujiang Kou region, Guangdong Sheng, China. Map in French and Dutch. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North 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 and other human settlements, selected buildings and fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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
- China
- Guangdong Sheng
- Zhujiang Kou
- Zhu Jiang
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (111.640542, 114.844105, 22.842245, 20.78571)
- Geometry: BBOX (111.640542, 114.844105, 22.842245, 20.78571)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772., Prevost, abbe, 1697-1763., Hondt, Pieter de., Schley, Jacobus van der, 1715-1779. Pearl River Estuary Region : South, Guangdong Sheng, China, 1749 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g7822-p4-1749-b5
Format
GeoTIFF