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Title: Paris, France, 1589-1643 (Time Series Map 7 of 8) (Raster Image)

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Dates

  • Issued: 2014-10
  • Coverage: 1589

Publishers

  • Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library

Summary

This layer is a georeferenced raster image from the historic paper map series entitled: Lutece ... plan de la ville de Paris ..., par M.L.C.D.L.M. ; A. Coquart, delineavit et sculp. It was published by Jean & Pierre Cot in 1705. Scale [ca. 1:10,000]. This image is of map 7 entitled: Septieme plan de la ville de Paris son acroissement [sic] et ses embelissemens sous Henry III. et Louis XIII. depuis 1589 jusqu'en 1643: tire des lettres patentes ou arrest du conseil qui ont ordonne les ouvrages des devis et marchez faits avec les entrepreneurs et leve sur les lieux ou ils ont ete construits, et ou la plus grand partie subsistent encore. The map represents Paris, 1589 to 1643. Map in French.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, towns and villages, roads, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes index, text, and notes.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
  • Paris
  • Maps
  • Human settlements
  • Cities and towns
  • Villages
  • Landforms
  • Bodies of water
  • Land use
  • Infrastructure (Economics)
  • imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
  • Datasets

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (2.268949, 2.419892, 48.902493, 48.810356)
  • Geometry: BBOX (2.268949, 2.419892, 48.902493, 48.810356)

Provider

Harvard

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, La Mare, Nicolas de, 1639-1723., Bacon, Edmund N., donor., Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720., Coquart, A., Jean & Pierre Cot. Paris, France, 1589-1643 (Time Series Map 7 of 8) (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5834-p3-1705-l3-sh7

Format

GeoTIFF