Carta geografica de Africa. del Capo de bon Esperanze sino al Regno et Imperio Monamotapo e Rio de la Goa, Scoperto dell' Citadino e Commandante (Raster Image)

Description:

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of an historic regional map of Southern Africa originally created by Almorò Alvise Pisani in 1793. This map contains an inset of Port Natal. 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, or other information associated with the principal map. This map was scanned and georeferenced by the Stanford University Geospatial Center using a Transverse Mercator projection. This map is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps of Africa held at Stanford University Libraries. This historic paper map provides an historical perspective of the cultural and physical landscape during this time period. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography. As this map has been georeferenced, it also can be used as a background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. 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. In most cases, however, errors in the raster image are small compared with sources of error in the original map graphic. Pisani, Almorò Alvise and Stanford Geospatial Center. (2013). Carta geografica de Africa. del Capo de bon Esperanze sino al Regno et Imperio Monamotapo e Rio de la Goa, Scoperto dell' Citadino e Commandante (Raster Image). Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/ts913kd3517. For more information about Stanford's Maps of Africa Collection, see here: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of-africa. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/ts913kd3517

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/ts913kd3517

Language:

English

Creator:

Pisani, Almorò Alvise, 1754-1808 and Stanford Geospatial Center

Publisher:

Stanford Digital Repository

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Historical geography, Landforms, Bodies of water, Maps, and Imagery and Base Maps

Temporal Coverage:

1793

Date Issued:

2013

Spatial Coverage:

Africa, Southern

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

GeoTIFF