Title: United States, 1861 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2013
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
Dates
- Issued: 2013-10
- Coverage: 1861
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Military map of the United States & territories : showing the location of the military posts, arsenals, Navy Yards, & ports of entry. It was published by P.S. Duval & Son in 1861. Scale [ca. 1:7,000,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the North America Albers Equal Area Conic projection. 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. Shows free, border, and seceding states, and territories. Includes inset maps and lists of military posts and ports of entry in margins.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
- United States
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Bodies of water
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Military bases
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- intelligenceMilitary
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-140.070283, -55.672031, 53.307052, 8.050345)
- Geometry: BBOX (-140.070283, -55.672031, 53.307052, 8.050345)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, P.S. Duval & Co. United States, 1861 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g3701-s5-1861-p2
Format
GeoTIFF