Africa, Catholic Missions and Colonial Possessions, 1889 (Raster Image)
- Holding institution:
- Harvard University. Center for Geographic Analysis
- Data provider:
- Harvard University Library
- Title:
- Africa, Catholic Missions and Colonial Possessions, 1889 (Raster Image)
- Date:
- 200906
- Description:
- This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Tiré de l'ouvrage les missions catholiques d'Afrique en 1889, par le Baron Léon Bethune. It was published by Société de St. Augustin in 1889. Scale 1:20,000,000. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to a non-standard 'World Sinusoidal' projection with the central meridian at 20 degrees east. 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, colonial possessions, ecclesiastical districts, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. Includes index.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection and the Harvard University Library as part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard University project: Organizing Our World: Sponsored Exploration and Scientific Discovery in the Modern Age. Maps selected for the project correspond to various expeditions and represent a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.Historic paper maps can provide an excellent view of the changes that have occurred in the cultural and physical landscape. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography, and urban and rural land use change. As this map has been georeferenced, it can be used in a GIS as a source or background layer in conjunction with other GIS data.None planned
- Type:
- map
- Type (Narrower):
- Maps
- Type (Broader):
- Image
- Coverage:
- 1889
- Geographic region:
- Africa
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- Harvard College LibraryHarvard Geospatial LibraryHarvard Map Collection, Harvard College LibraryHarvard University. Library. Open Collections ProgramBethune, Léon.Société St. Augustin.ESRI ArcGIS 9.3
- Publisher:
- Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Harvard University Library
Harvard Geospatial Library - Rights:
- For educational, non-commercial use only.
- Identifier:
- G8201_E424_1889_B4
- Source:
- JP2 Map Image
Georeferenced Raster Data
Paper Map
JP2 Map Image
Bethune, Léon.
Société St. Augustin.
Société de St. Augustin
Tiré de l'ouvrage les missions catholiques d'Afrique en 1889 - Format:
- JPEG2000
Raster
Pixel - Is part of:
- Open Collections Program at Harvard University. Expeditions and discoveries.