Cologne, Germany, Building Zones, 1905 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Uebersichtsplan zur Banordnung für den Stadtkreis Cöln. It was published by Wilh. Gross in 1905. Scale 1:15,000. Covers Cologne, Germany. Map in German. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz (DHDN) 3-degree Gauss-Kruger Zone 2 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, railroads, drainage, building zones, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, and more. Includes legend of zones. 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.

Southern Namibia, 1884 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Die deutschen Besitzungen in West-Afrika, hauptsächlich nach Th. Hahn, von B. Hassenstein. Map georeferenced: Gross-Namaqua-Land und das Gebiet des Hauses F.A. Lüderitz. It was published by Justus Perthes in 1884. Scale [ca. 1:1,750,000]. Covers Southern Namibia. Map in German.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal 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, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, roads, and more. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes also 5 other maps and 2 inset maps.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.