Title: Nile River Region, Egypt, 1855 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2012
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Harvard)
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
- Linant de Bellefonds, L.-M.-A. (Louis Maurice Adolphe), 1799-1883.
- Depot de la guerre (France)
- Erhard (Firm)
Dates
- Issued: 2012-01
- Coverage: 1855
Publishers
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte hydrographique de la partie septentrionale de la haute Egypt : ou sont indiques les travaux d'arrosage executes ou a executer d'apres les ordres de Son Altesse Mehemet-Ali, Vice-Roi d'Egypte, par M. Linant de Bellefonds ; gravee par Erhard. It was published by Depot de la Guerre in 1855. Scale 1:250,000. Covers a portion of the Nile River region near Asy?t and S?h?j, Egypt. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Egypt Red Belt 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, canals, roads, railroads, cities and other human settlements, administrative boundaries, ruins and historical sites, and more. Relief shown by hachures. Includes also 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
- Egypt
- Nile River
- Asy?t
- S?h?j
- Maps
- Human settlements
- Cities and towns
- Villages
- Landforms
- Bodies of water
- Land use
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- inlandWaters
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (30.366675, 32.186259, 28.060561, 25.79973)
- Geometry: BBOX (30.366675, 32.186259, 28.060561, 25.79973)
Provider
Harvard
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library, Linant de Bellefonds, L.-M.-A. (Louis Maurice Adolphe), 1799-1883., Depot de la guerre (France), Erhard (Firm). Nile River Region, Egypt, 1855 (Raster Image). Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library. Raster data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g8301-c3-1855-l6
Format
GeoTIFF