Agglo - Historical Atlas - Departments of Ain and Mont Blanc in 1793
This historical map layer depicts the Greater Geneva region as it stood in 1793, showing the departments of Ain and Mont-Blanc alongside the Pays de Vaud and the territorial enclaves of the Republic of Geneva. It is published as part of the historical atlas series maintained by the Système d'information du territoire genevois (SITG), the Geneva territorial information system, which provides geographic and cartographic data for the Geneva area. The dataset is useful for historical and geographical research into the pre-unification boundaries of the region surrounding present-day Geneva, Switzerland, prior to its annexation to France and later union with the Swiss Confederation.The situation of the Greater Geneva region in 1793 with the departments of Ain, Mont-Blanc, Pays de Vaud and the enclaves of the Republic of Geneva.
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Data schema (9 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OBJECTID | oid | Internal record identifier.Internal record identifier. |
| NOM | string | Name of the historical territorial entity.Name of the historical territorial entity. |
| EPOQUE | string | Historical period or date range the record refers to.Historical period or date range the record refers to. |
| SOURCE | string | Reference source used for the historical data.Reference source used for the historical data. |
| BLOC_NOTESBloc notes | string | Free-text notes about the record.Free-text notes about the record. |
| ETIQUETTE | string | Map label text for the feature.Map label text for the feature. |
| SHAPE | geometry | Geometric shape of the territorial boundary.Geometric shape of the territorial boundary. |
| SHAPE.AREA | double | Area of the shape's geometry.Area of the shape's geometry. |
| SHAPE.LEN | double | Perimeter length of the shape's geometry.Perimeter length of the shape's geometry. |
Schema captured from arcgis 3 days ago.
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Sample data (3 records)
| OBJECTID | NOM | EPOQUE | SOURCE | BLOC_NOTES | ETIQUETTE | SHAPE.AREA | SHAPE.LEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Département de lAin | 1800_1814 | Atlas Historique de la Savoie | — | REP. FRANCAISE Département de lAin | 5888686012.97892 | 545828.872099642 |
| 2 | Département du Mont-Blanc | 1800_1814 | Atlas Historique de la Savoie | — | REP. FRANCAISE Département du Mont-Blanc | 10966635125.7513 | 676451.370680418 |
| 3 | Canton de Vaud | 1800_1814 | Atlas Historique de la Savoie | — | BERNE, Pays de Vaud | 1889822220.73248 | 377531.379953223 |
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- Base URL
- https://vector.sitg.ge.ch/arcgis/rest/services/AGGLO_DEP_AINTMTBLANC1973/MapServer
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curl -s 'https://vector.sitg.ge.ch/arcgis/rest/services/AGGLO_DEP_AINTMTBLANC1973/MapServer?f=json' -H 'Accept: application/json'Service definition: the list of layers.
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