Title: Lagoons of Mexico, Mexico, 1785 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2013-11
- Coverage: 1785
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Mapa de las cercanias de Mexico, que comprehende todos sus lugares y rios :las Lagunas de Tescuco, Chalco, Xochimilco, Sn. Christobal, Zumpango y Oculma /por D. Juan Lopez, pensionista de S[u] M[ajestad] de la R[ea]l Academia de Buenas Letras de Sevilla, y de la Sociedad de Asturias. It was published by s.n. in Año 1785. Scale [ca. 1:413,000]. Map in Spanish. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North American Datum 1983, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 14N 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 pictorially. Includes also three scales at upper left, respectively of 'Leguas de una hora de Camino,' of 'Leguas geograficas de España,' and of 'Leguas legales.' Depicts historic water bodies including Lake Texcoco. 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
- Mexico
- Mexico City
- Vaso del Lago de Texcoco
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Land use
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- inlandWaters
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-99.710479, -98.239874, 20.441808, 18.709234)
- Geometry: BBOX (-99.710479, -98.239874, 20.441808, 18.709234)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library, López, Juan, 1765-1825. Lagoons of Mexico, Mexico, 1785 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g4414-m6-1785-l6
Format
GeoTIFF