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London, England, 1749 (Raster Image)

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Originator
Rocque, John, d. 1762.
Originator
Pine, John, 1690-1756.
Originator
Tinney, John, d. 1761.
Originator
Basire, Isaac, 1704-1768.
Originator
Seale, Richard William.
Originator
Folkes, Martin, 1690-1754.
Originator
Davall, P. (Peter)
Publication Date
200805
Title
London, England, 1749 (Raster Image)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Publication Information
Publication Place
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Publisher
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Online Linkage
https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-g5754-l7-1749-r6
Abstract
This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: To Martin Folkes esq.r, president of the Royal Society : this plan of the cities of London and Westminster and borough of Southwark, with the contiguous buildings is humbly inscribed, by his most humble servants John Pine and John Tinney ; Isaac Basire [] R.W. Seale engraved the plan letters. It was published by John Pine : John Tinney, print and map sellar in May 20th, 1749. Scale [ca. 1:15,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the British National Grid coordinate system (British National Grid, Airy Spheroid OSGB (1936) Datum). 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, selected buildings, parks, ground cover, docks, and more. Relief is shown by hachures. 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.
Purpose
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.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
source map publication date
Time Instant
17490520
Bounding Box
West
-0.171702
East
-0.014316
North
51.541403
South
51.471350
Theme Keyword
Maps
Human settlements
Cities and towns
Land use
Landforms
Infrastructure (Economics)
Transportation
Bodies of water
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
ISO Topic Category
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Place Keyword
United Kingdom
London
Camden
Hackney
Islington
Kensington and Chelsea
Lambeth
Lewisham
London, City of
Southwark
Tower Hamlets
Wandsworth
Westminster
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNS (NIMA)
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Harvard Map Collection, Harvard College Library
Delivery Point
Harvard Map Collection
Delivery Point
Pusey Library
Delivery Point
Harvard University
City
Cambridge
State
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
617-495-2417
Contact Facsimile Telephone
617-496-0440
Contact Electronic Mail Address
hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
Hours of Service
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST-USA
Native Data Set Environment
ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
The georeferenced raster is a faithfully reproduced digital image of the original source map. Some differences may be detected between the source graphic used and the raster image due to the RGB values assigned that particular color. The intent is to recreate those colors as near as possible.
Completeness Report
Data completeness for raster digital image files reflect content of the source graphic. Features may have been eliminated or generalized on the source graphic due to scale and legibility constraints
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
The horizontal positional accuracy of a raster image is approximately the same as the accuracy of the published source map. The lack of a greater accuracy is largely the result of the inaccuracies with the original measurements and possible distortions in the original paper map document. There may also be errors introduced during the digitizing and georeferencing process. For instance, this raster image was georeferenced to another georeferenced image, which may have its own positional inaccuracies (see 'Process Steps'). In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. The RMS error for this map is 25.45235 meters. This value describes how consistent the transformation is between the different control points (links). The RMS error is only an assessment of the accuracy of the transformation.
Lineage
Source
Originator
Rocque, John, d. 1762.
Originator
Pine, John, 1690-1756.
Originator
Tinney, John, d. 1761.
Originator
Basire, Isaac, 1704-1768.
Originator
Seale, Richard William.
Originator
Folkes, Martin, 1690-1754.
Originator
Davall, P. (Peter)
Publication Date
17490520
Title
To Martin Folkes esq.r, president of the Royal Society : this plan of the cities of London and Westminster and borough of Southwark, with the contiguous buildings is humbly inscribed.
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Publication Information
Publication Place
London
Publisher
John Pine : John Tinney, print and map sellar
Other Citation Details
1 map ; 46 x 91 cm., on sheet 60 x 96 cm.
Source Scale Denominator
15000
Type of Source Media
paper
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
17490520
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Source map for raster image
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Raster
Raster Object Information
Raster Object Type
Pixel
Row Count
6333
Column Count
10158
Vertical Count
1
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Map Projection
Map Projection Name
Transverse Mercator
Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian
0.999601
Longitude of Central Meridian
-2.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin
49.000000
False Easting
400000.000000
False Northing
-100000.000000
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
row and column
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
1.056537
Ordinate Resolution
1.186608
Planar Distance Units
meters
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_OSGB_1936
Ellipsoid Name
Airy_1830
Semi-major Axis
6377563.396000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
299.324965
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity and Attribute Overview
The indexes reference a color palette of RGB values from 0 through 255, representing the color value from the original paper sheet map. The colors on that sheet can represent relief, drainage, vegetation, populated places, cultural features, coastal hydrography, transportation features (roads, railroads, tracks and trails), spot elevations and boundaries. The colors are sometimes explained in a legend that is incorporated into the map inset or collar.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation
Not applicable.
Distribution Information
Format Name
TIFF
Distributor
Harvard University Library
Online Access
http://hgl.harvard.edu/
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20080522
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Harvard Geospatial Library
Contact Position
Geospatial Resources Cataloger
Contact Address
Address
Harvard University Library
Address
Office For Information Systems
Address
90 Mount Auburn Street
City
Cambridge
State or Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
617-495-2417
Contact Facsimile Telephone
617-496-0440
Contact Electronic Mail Address
hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
Hours of Service
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST-USA
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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