London, England, 1707 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A new map of the cityes of London, Westminster and the burrough of Southwark together with the suburbs as they are now standing, Anno Dom. 1707. It was published for R. Chiswell, A&J. Churchill, Tho. Horne, J. Nicholson and R. Knaplock. Scale not given. 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 drainage, landmarks, open spaces, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also a cartouche with coat of arms of the City of London upper left. 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.