Title: St. Lucia; done from surveys and observations made by the English whilst in their possession, by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London, printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, no. 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20th Feby 1775 (Raster Image)
- Raster data
- 2015
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by Stanford)
Dates
- Issued: 2015
- Coverage: 1775
Publishers
- Cartography Associates
Summary
This layer is a georeferenced image of a map of St. Lucia created in 1775. The original appears in 'The West-India Atlas: Or, A Compendious Description Of The West - Indies: Illustrated With Forty One Correct Charts And Maps, Taken From Actual Surveys. Together With An Historical Account Of The Several Countries And Islands Which Compose That Part Of The World'The historic map layers in the Google Earth Rumsey Map Collection have been selected by David Rumsey from his large collection of historical maps, as well as some from other collections with which he collaborates. All the maps contain rich information about the past and represent a sampling of time periods, scales, and cartographic art, resulting in visual history stories that only old maps can tell. Each map has been georeferenced by Rumsey, thus creating unique digital map images that allow the old maps to appear in their correct places on the modern globe. Some of the maps fit perfectly in their modern spaces, while othersgenerally earlier period mapsreveal interesting geographical misconceptions of their time. Cultural features on the maps can be compared to the modern satellite views using the slider bars to adjust transparency. The result is an exploration of time as well as space, a marriage of historic cartographic masterpieces with innovative contemporary software tools.
Subjects
- St. Lucia
- Historical geography
- Atlas map
- Imagery and Base Maps
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-61.1971281, -60.7594121, 14.3051826, 13.5718026)
- Geometry: BBOX (-61.1971281, -60.7594121, 14.3051826, 13.5718026)
Provider
Stanford
Rights
- Access rights: Public
Citation
Rumsey, David, 1944-, Jefferys, Thomas. St. Lucia; done from surveys and observations made by the English whilst in their possession, by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London, printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, no. 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20th Feby 1775 (Raster Image). Cartography Associates. Raster data. http://purl.stanford.edu/mr407gq8419
Format
GeoTIFF
Languages
- English