Pearl River Estuary Region : South, Guangdong Sheng, China, 1749 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte des isles qui sont a l'embouchure de la riviere de Canton : dressée sur les observations des navigateurs, par N.B., Ingr. ordre. de la Marine ; J.V. Schley, direx. It was published by Pierre de Hondt in 1749. Scale [ca. 1:500,000]. Covers the Zhujiang Kou region, Guangdong Sheng, China. Map in French and Dutch. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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, selected buildings and fortification, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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.

Zhoushan Qundao Region, China, 1749 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de l'isle de Cheu-Chan, ou l'isle de Chusan, de la province de Che-kiang : avec les costes et isles voisines, tiré de Thornton, Hydrog. anglois et autres navigatrs. par N.B., Ingr. de la Marine ; J.V. Schley direx. It was published by Pierre de Hondt in 1749. Scale [ca. 1:400,000]. Covers the Zhoushan Qundao region, China. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM Zone 51N, meters, WGS 1984) 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, shoreline features (islands, rocks, anchorage points, etc.), and more. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.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.

Central China and Southern Mongolia, 1750 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de l'empire de Hya et partie de Tangut : pour servir a l'Histoire générale des voyages, tirée des auteurs anglois par N. Bellin ; J.V. Schley direx. It was published by Pierre de Hondt in 1750. Scale [ca. 1:9,000,000]. Covers the Central China and Southern Mongolia region. Map in French and Dutch.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, and more. Shows also the Great Wall of China and the travels of Genghis Khan. Relief shown pictorially.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.

Tibet, Western China, and Nepal, 1750 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du Grand Thibet : pour servir a l'Histoire generale des voyages : dressée sur les observations les plus récentes, tirée des auteurs anglois par N. Bellin, Ingr. de la Marine, 1949. ; J.V. Schley direx. It was published by Pierre de Hondt in 1750. Scale [ca. 1:8,000,000]. Covers the Tibet Autonomous Region, Western China, Nepal, and small portions of Bhutan, Burma, and India. Map in French and Dutch.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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, and more. Relief shown pictorially. 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.

Northwest China and Central Asia, 1750 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la petite Bukharie et pays voisins : pour servir a l'Histoire générale des voyages, dressée sur les observations les plus récentes par N. Bellin, Ingr. de la Mare., 1749. It was published by Pierre de Hondt in 1750. Scale [ca. 1:8,500,000]. Covers Northwest China, including portions of Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Gansu Sheng, Qinghai Sheng, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, and portions of India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Mongolia. Map in French and Dutch.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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.

Mongolia and North China, 1749 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la Tartarie Occidentale : pour servir a l'Histoire generale des voyages, tiré des auteurs anglois, par N. Bellin, Ingenieur de la Marine. It was published by Pierre de Hondt in 1749. Scale [ca. 1:5,400,000]. Covers Mongolia and North China, and portion of Russia. Map in French and Dutch. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Asia North Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, the Great Wall of China, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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.

Strait of Gibraltar, 1761 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte du détroit de Gibraltar, dressee au depost de cartes et plans de la marine pour le service des vaisseaux du roy par ordre de M. le Duc de Choiseuil, Ministre de la Guerre et de la Marine; par le S. Bellin Ingeniuer de la Marine et du Depost des Plans, Censeur Royal, de l'Academie de Marine, et de la Societé Royale de Londres. It was published by Minstre de la guerre et de la marine in 1761. Scale [ca 1:2,000]. Covers the Strait of Gibraltar region, including coasts of Gibraltar, Morocco, and Spain. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the European Datum 1950, Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 30N 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 (including anchorage points), and more. Relief shown pictorially, depths by soundings. Includes also insets: Plan de Gibraltar [with index] -- Tables de marées qui regnent dans le détroit.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.

Black Sea and Caucasus Regions, 1774 (Image 1 of 3) (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie septentrionale de l'Empire Otoman : dédiée a Monseigneur le comte de Vergennes--, par ... Rizzi Zannoni, de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Gottingue, Pr. Ingénieur, Géographe du Roy ; Perrier sculpsit ; Bourgoin scripsit. It was published in 1774. Scale [ca. 1:1,450,000]. Covers the Black Sea and Caucasus regions. This layer is image 1 of 3 total images of the three sheet source map, representing the western portion of the map. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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.

Black Sea and Caucasus Regions, 1774 (Image 2 of 3) (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie septentrionale de l'Empire Otoman : dédiée a Monseigneur le comte de Vergennes--, par ... Rizzi Zannoni, de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Gottingue, Pr. Ingénieur, Géographe du Roy ; Perrier sculpsit ; Bourgoin scripsit. It was published in 1774. Scale [ca. 1:1,450,000]. Covers the Black Sea and Caucasus regions. This layer is image 2 of 3 total images of the three sheet source map, representing the central portion of the map. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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.

Black Sea and Caucasus Regions, 1774 (Image 3 of 3) (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la partie septentrionale de l'Empire Otoman : dédiée a Monseigneur le comte de Vergennes--, par ... Rizzi Zannoni, de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres de Gottingue, Pr. Ingénieur, Géographe du Roy ; Perrier sculpsit ; Bourgoin scripsit. It was published in 1774. Scale [ca. 1:1,450,000]. Covers the Black Sea and Caucasus regions. This layer is image 3 of 3 total images of the three sheet source map, representing the eastern portion of the map. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic 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, roads, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown by hachures.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.

India & South Asia, 1752 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de l'Inde : dressée pour la Compagnie des Indes, par le Sr. d'Anville, Sécrétaire de S.A.S. Mgr. le Duc d'Orleans ; [engraved by] Guill.' de-la-Haye. It was published by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville in November 1752. Scale [ca. 1:3,100,000]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the northern portion of the map. Covers India and portions of South Asia. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Kalianpur 1975 India Zone III 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, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes insets: Negraïs -- Rivière d'Aracan -- Riv. de Sirian -- Archipel de Merghi -- Environs de Junk Selon -- Environs d'Ashem -- Entréé du Gange -- Environs de Goa. 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.

India & South Asia, 1752 (Image 2 of 2) (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de l'Inde : dressée pour la Compagnie des Indes, par le Sr. d'Anville, Sécrétaire de S.A.S. Mgr. le Duc d'Orleans ; [engraved by] Guill.' de-la-Haye. It was published by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville in November 1752. Scale [ca. 1:3,100,000]. This layer is image 2 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map, representing the southern portion of the map. Covers India and portions of South Asia. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Kalianpur 1975 India Zone III 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, roads, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes insets: Negraïs -- Rivière d'Aracan -- Riv. de Sirian -- Archipel de Merghi -- Environs de Junk Selon -- Environs d'Ashem -- Entréé du Gange -- Environs de Goa. 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.

South India & Sri Lanka, 1766 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte réduite de la presque isle de l'Inde : contenant les costes depuis Cambaye jusqu'aux bouches du Gange, par le S. Bellin, Ingenieur de la Marine. It was published by Dépost des cartes, plans et journaux de la Marine in 1766. Scale [ca. 1:3,300,000]. Covers South India and Sri Lanka. Map in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical 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 rocks, channels, points, ports, coves, islands, shoals, anchorage points, and more. Includes also selected land features such as towns and villages, drainage, roads, and more. Relief shown pictorially.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.

World Map, 1725 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte generale de toutes les costes du Monde : et les pays nouvellement decouvert, dressé sur les relations les plus nouvelles et principalement sur le carte que Monsieur N. Witsen à donnée au public. It was published by Iean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier Libraires in [1725]. Scale [ca. 1:450,000]. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map representing the western portion of the map. Text in French. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'World Mercator' projection. 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, and more. 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.

Western Hemisphere, 1740 (Image 1 of 2) (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte nouvelle de la mer du Sud : dressée par ordre des principaux directeurs & tirée des memoires les plus recents et des relations des navigateurs les plus modernes, tant de France, que d'Espagne l'on ÿa joint, diverses remarques curieuses par raport aux decouvertes des graduations des manierres du pais que de la navigation. It was published by Donné au public, par And. & Henry de Leth ... sur le Pont de la Bourse au Pescheur ca. 1740. Scale [ca. 1:30,000,000]. Covers the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and the Americas, with parts of Asia, Australia, Europe, and Africa. This layer is image 1 of 2 total images of the two sheet source map representing the western portion of the map. Text in French, Dutch, and Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'Mercator' projection. 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. Note: The central meridian of this map is not the same as the Prime Meridian and may wrap the International Date Line or overlap itself when displayed in GIS software. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief is shown pictorially. Includes historical and cultural notes, view of "Fort au Cap de Bonne Esperance," and other ill. Insets: Vera-cruz -- Baye de Rio Janeiro -- La Havane ... -- Le Detroit de Gibaltar -- La ville de Mexico -- Istme de Panama ou de Darien -- Baye de Porto Bello. 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.