Project 1418SR.Middle_Earth Source

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There are 2 sources for this image

• Map of Middle Earth from Lord of the Rings'
  • 'Download Image (3200x1600) as jpg (1.4 MB)'

• 'scifi.stackexchange.com: Why did the Fellowship not choose to pass the Misty Mountains further north or south?'
  • 'Download Image (1600x1200) as jpg (2.5 MB)'

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I downloaded the 3200x1600 jpg version and saved the image as a TIF file (shown here as a PNG)

with the following command:

gdal_translate "https://www.donsmaps.com/images29/middleearthlargelargerstill.jpg" -of GTiff \
 -mo 'TIFFTAG_DOCUMENTNAME=Map of Middle Earth, Hobbiton based on position Tolkien Tree, Oxford' \
 -mo 'TIFFTAG_IMAGEDESCRIPTION=Map of Middle Earth from Lord of the Rings, from the Lord of the Rings books by J.R.R. Tolkien.' \
 -mo 'TIFFTAG_COPYRIGHT=Tolkien Estate, Tolkien Map request : JRR001-0006, 16 December 2017 18:22. Tolkien maps are not available for licensing in the proposed manner. ; https://www.donsmaps.com/images29/middleearthlargelargerstill.jpg' \
 -mo 'TIFFTAG_DATETIME=1418SR' \
 -mo 'TIFFTAG_ARTIST=mj10777.de.eu' \
 1418SR.Middle_Earth.Tolkien_Tree_Oxford.tif

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Description of image:

Title of image	The Realm of Middle Earth with Scale Bar of 250 miles and a compass pointing to the north
Date of Creation	unknown
Artist	unknown
Publication	unknown
Description	Map of Middle Earth with a background colour giving the impression of a old stained parchment. Size: 3200 x 1600 pixels Maßstab: 1:100000 Orientierung: Nord Background Color: Parchment type Area shown as compared to the first map (1953): The General Map of Middle-earth North: Northern Waste and coastline not shown South: Area south of Umbar not shown West: shows less Ocean area west of Forlindon East: shows greater area east of the Sea of Rhûn as compared to the second map: The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age North, South and West: same area East: shows greater area east of the Sea of Rhûn less contour lines radiating from the coasts West of Ireland to Istanbul Southern Tips of Norway and Finland to Sicily
Copyright	To my knowledge, the 'Tolkien Estate' holds all rights to the 'Middle Earth' maps. A request for information about this specific map and the conditions for use of that map for educational purposes of an Open-Source Project. Answer: 16 December 2017 18:22 Tolkien Map request : JRR001-0006 Unfortunately, though your project sounds very interesting, I regret that the Tolkien maps are not available for licensing in the manner you propose. No information was given about this specific map. A further request (19. December 2017 04:03) for more information about the image was not answered.

• 2017 correspondence with the Tolkien Estate - 177.9 MB as Pdf

Usage of image elsewhere

The Realm of Middle Earth is often used in other articles: Tolkien’s Map and The Messed Up Mountains of Middle-earth Tolkien’s Map and the Perplexing River Systems of Middle-earth Populations of Middle Earth - Lord of the Rings Part 1 Populations of Middle Earth - Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit: Eriador So it may be assumed that there are others who use the image, applying the Fair use doctrine. Etsy Ireland UC, sells the image (a rather vague claim) as being a 'film' poster MAGNET Fridge Classic sells it as a Fridge Magnets With no mention from which film or source of the original image, so (I assume) has nothing to do with Fair use.

Projection used in geo-referencing	Projection when used in geo-referencing LAEA Europe, EPSG:3035 Based on points along the inner frame: West/North: 2796067.0,3818419.0 East/North: 5838318.092486634,4045812.578155939 East/South: 5959159.666021304,1716865.888215053 West/South: 2915200.0,1472956.0 Width around (in meters): 304300 meters Height around (in meters): 2330000 meters Area (in meters): 7140635848234.942383
Base point	Tolkien Tree, Oxford as Hobbiton (Tree, Party Field) Wsg84, EPSG:4326: x=-1.247575, y=51.750493 LAEA Europe, EPSG:3035: x=3547808.585257804, y=3242030.511268596
Gcp points	159 gcp_points based on overlayed geometries of countries of Europe Resolution (meters per pixel): 970.429903115999991 Scale Bar of 250 miles measured as : 250.235 miles

World-file

970.4299031160 0.0000000000 0.0000000000 -970.4299029040 2771918.2269515581 4066776.8490922488

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The geo-referenced image, with European countries overlayed (shown here as a PNG)

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The geo-referenced image, to be used for the RasterLite2 tutorial can be downloaded with :

• 1418SR.Middle_Earth.Tolkien_Tree_Oxford.3035.tif - 26.9 MB as Geotiff

wget https://github.com/geopaparazzi/Spatialite-Tasks-with-Sql-Scripts/wiki/1418SR.Middle_Earth/scripts/1418SR.Middle_Earth.Tolkien_Tree_Oxford.3035.tif

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The Database with geometries and RasterLite2-Styles, to be used for the RasterLite2 tutoral can be downloaded with :

• middle_earth.3035.db - 7.3 MB as Spatialite-Database

wget https://github.com/geopaparazzi/Spatialite-Tasks-with-Sql-Scripts/wiki/1418SR.Middle_Earth/database/middle_earth.3035.db

and looks like this in QGis:

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A (hopefully correct) Copyright notice:

This work is copyrighted and owned by the Tolkien Estate. It is believed that the use of this image, on this not-for-profit educational website, qualifies as fair use under copyright law in the United States of America.

It is believed that the use of this map which relates to J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, on this not-for-profit educational website, qualifies as fair use under copyright law in the United States of America.

It is believed that the use of the created geometries which relates to J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, on this not-for-profit educational website, qualifies as fair use under copyright law in the United States of America.

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2018-10-25: Mark Johnson, Berlin Germany

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