Brighton, England, 1820 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of Brighton and its environs : including all the recent improvements by J. Sleath, sc. It was published by W. Saunders & Son in 1820. Scale [ca. 1:9,467].The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' 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, ground cover, parks, and more.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.