Search for geospatial/GIS data

Find GIS data held at MIT and other institutions

1 results returned

  1. Title: Strasbourg, France, 1823 (Raster Image)

    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Strasbourg : avec tous les etablissmens publics renfermes dans l'enceinte des fortifications, reduit par Ch. Rothe sur le plan general dresse en 1821 par Mr. N. J. Villot, architecte de la ville ; dessine et ecrit sur pierre par Clement Senefelder. It was published by la lithographie de F. G. Levrault, imprimeur du Roi in 1823. Scale [1:3,126]. Covers Strasbourg, France. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'European Datum 1950 UTM Zone 32N' 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 roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, and more. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

Need help?

Ask GIS