Wikidata:WikiProject Maps/Historical map properties

The initial work is based on the Map template in Wikimedia Commons, and the idea is to add relevant additional properties that Wikidata has to offer, and create missing ones.

Basic properties FRBR: Work edit

These properties describe the work object. Sometimes it may be useful to separate the work object from the copy object, especially if there are several copies of the same work in various institutions. Not all copies are inherently notable, one should focus on the work object first, and define copies only if they are notable in their own right. Properties for a copy of the work are described in later section. In most cases all properties can be combined in one item.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: Map template value "type" The type of map is stored as the instance of (P31) value. The current map subtypes in Wikidata are listed in https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Maps#Map_types.	Badminton Estate Map Volume 3 <instance of> estate map	-
title	P1476	Monolingual text	original title and title: Map template value "title"	Nature <title> Nature	-
subtitle	P1680	Monolingual text	subtitle: for works, when the title is followed by a subtitle	Les Rougon-Macquart <subtitle> Histoire naturelle et sociale d'une famille sous le Second Empire	-
inception	P571	Point in time	date of establishment: Creation date of a map original, different from the time depicted or print/reprint date. Use publication date (P577) for print date.	Society of Jesus <inception> 1539	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Autobiografia di Alice Toklas (translation) <language of work or name> Italian	-
image	P18	Commons media file	illustration and image: image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, also use more specific properties (sample: coat of arms image, locator map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image)	Piri Reis map <image> Piri reis harita.jpg	-

Creator edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
creator	P170	Item	creator, author, visual artist and software developer: maker of this creative work or other object (where no more specific property exists) Map template value "author" as Wikidata ID. Creator template value "Wikidata".	The Potato Eaters <creator> Vincent van Gogh	notable work
possible creator	P1779	Item	creator: for a creative work with considerable uncertainty about the author	Rampin Rider <possible creator> Rampin Master	-

Qualifiers edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
object has role	P3831	Item	role: Examples: engraver (Q329439) illustrator (Q644687) surveyor (Q294126)	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <creator> C. H. Nummelin <object has role> cartographer	-

Date depicted edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
date depicted	P2913	Point in time	depicting object: date represented in a work (for narrative works use P2408) Map template value "map date".	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <date depicted> 1876	-
set in period	P2408	Item	historical period: historical, contemporary, or future period, year, century or day the work or genre is set in or event featured in the story of the work	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <set in period> Grand Principality of Finland	-

Qualifiers to use edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
start time	P580	Point in time	start time: time an entity begins to exist or a statement starts being valid	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <date depicted> 1876 <start time> 1875	-
end time	P582	Point in time	end time: moment when an entity ceases to exist or a statement stops being valid	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <date depicted> 1876 <end time> 1878	-
earliest date	P1319	Point in time	earliest date at which an event could have happened. Use as qualifier for other date properties	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <date depicted> 1876 <earliest date> 1875	-
latest date	P1326	Point in time	unknown: latest possible time that something could have occurred. Use as qualifier for other date properties	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <date depicted> 1876 <latest date> 1878	-

Further fuzziness can be defined using the date property's precision.

Subject matter edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
based on	P144	Item	based on: Use to define the work the map is based on	A <based on> Α	derivative work

Location edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
depicts	P180	Item	depicting object: entity visually depicted in an image, literarily described in a work, or otherwise incorporated into an audiovisual or other medium; see also P921, 'main subject' Map template values: "location", first reconciled to Wikidata, "wikidata location". Lists of direct links to Wikidata have also been used.	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <depicts> Helsinki	depicted by
valid in period	P1264	Item	time period when a statement is valid	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <depicts> Helsinki <valid in period> Grand Principality of Finland	-
coordinate location	P625	Geographic coordinates	geographic coordinate: geocoordinates of the subject. For Earth, please note that only WGS84 coordinating system is supported at the moment Point/centroid. Given or calculated from the bounding box.	Mount Everest <coordinate location> 27° 59′ 17.00″ N 86° 55′ 31.00″ E	-
spatial reference system	P3037	Item	spatial reference system: frame of reference used to produce a map	Basic Map 1961 No 2034 06 <spatial reference system> KKJ3	-
scale	P1752	Quantity	scale: proportional ratio of a linear dimension of a model, map, etc, to the same feature of the original - 1:n. Use 1 for lifesize Proportional ratio of a linear dimension of a model, map, etc, to the same feature of the original - 1:n. Use 1 for lifesize, positive numbers for smaller than lifesize, negative numbers for larger. Map scale with value-unit pairs (such as 1 verst to an inch) has be converted into ratio to 1. Map template value "scale".	Scale model of Pont-Lévêque-MnM 7 MM 94 <scale> 75	-
OpenStreetMap zoom level	P6592	String	OpenStreetMap: raster zoom level (or vector zoom +1) that would be requested for a 512×512-pixel OSM map that could contain the boundaries of this item Map template value "zoom"	world map <OpenStreetMap zoom level> 0	-

Bounding box edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
coordinates of northernmost point	P1332	Geographic coordinates	coordinate of northernmost point: northernmost point of a location. For an administrative entity this includes offshore islands Map template stores 1, 2 or 4 values for "latitude" and "longitude". These values can be derived from those: 4 values: Latitude and longitude of four corners of the map. Corners have to be in the counter-clockwise order starting with lower left corner, so they are in lower left, lower right, upper right and upper left corner order. 2 values: Latitude and longitude of each edge of the map. Parameter "latitude" will store South/North latitudes of lower/upper edge and parameter "longitude" will store West/East longitudes of left/right edge 1 value: Latitude and longitude of map center.	England <coordinates of northernmost point> 55° 48′ 00.00″ N 2° 00′ 60.00″ W	-
coordinates of southernmost point	P1333	Geographic coordinates	southernmost point of a place. For administrative entities this includes offshore islands	Rhône <coordinates of southernmost point> 45° 27′ 14.40″ N 4° 45′ 37.60″ E	-
coordinates of easternmost point	P1334	Geographic coordinates	easternmost point of a location	Finland <coordinates of easternmost point> 62° 53′ 31.00″ N 31° 35′ 03.00″ E	-
coordinates of westernmost point	P1335	Geographic coordinates	westernmost point of a location	Finland <coordinates of westernmost point> 60° 17′ 13.00″ N 19° 08′ 07.00″ E	-

Parts edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
has part(s)	P527	Item	has part, consist of and meronymy: part of this subject; inverse property of "part of" (P361). See also "has parts of the class" (P2670). Parts, like legend, compass rose etc. Can have location data attached.	United States Congress <has part(s)> United States Senate and United States House of Representatives	part of

Copyright, licensing and rights (of the work) edit

Map publication FRBR: Manifestation edit

A publication requires a separate item with the following properties. The properties can be used also on a published map directly.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
publisher	P123	Item	publisher and publisher: organization or person responsible for publishing books, periodicals, printed music, podcasts, games or software Map template value "publisher"	The Oxford English Dictionary <publisher> Oxford University Press	-
place of publication	P291	Item	place of publication and place of first publication: geographical place of publication of the edition (use 1st edition when referring to works) Map template value "publication place"	Le petit prince <place of publication> New York City	-
language of work or name	P407	Item	language: language associated with this creative work (such as books, shows, songs, broadcasts or websites) or a name (for persons use "native language" (P103) and "languages spoken, written or signed" (P1412))	Autobiografia di Alice Toklas (translation) <language of work or name> Italian	-
printed by	P872	Item	printing: organization or person who printed the creative work (if different from "publisher") Map template value "printer"	Gutenberg Bible <printed by> Johannes Gutenberg	-
edition number	P393	String	version number: number of an edition (first, second, ... as 1, 2, ...) or event	10th edition of Systema Naturae <edition number> 10	-
edition or translation of	P629	Item	version, edition or translation: is an edition or translation of this entity	Pride and Prejudice <edition or translation of> Pride and Prejudice	has edition or translation
publication date	P577	Point in time	publication date: date or point in time when a work was first published or released Map template value "print date"	The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals <publication date> 2009	-
copyright license	P275	Item	license: license under which this copyrighted work is released	Inkscape <copyright license> GNU General Public License, version 2.0	-
published in	P1433	Item	publishing: Use to define the publication the map was published in.	To a Creole Lady <published in> Les Fleurs du mal	-
volume	P478	String	volume: volume of a book or music release in a collection/series or a published collection of journal issues in a serial publication	Principia Mathematica II <volume> 2	-

Series / Part of series / Map sheets edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
part of the series	P179	Item	series, series of creative works, event sequence, book series, painting series and video game series: series which contains the subject Map template values "set" and "Wikidata set".	The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe <part of the series> The Chronicles of Narnia	-

Qualifiers edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
follows	P155	Item	follows: immediately prior item in a series of which the subject is a part, preferably use as qualifier of P179 [if the subject has replaced the preceding item, e.g. political offices, use "replaces" (P1365)]	Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back <follows> Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope	followed by
followed by	P156	Item	followed by: immediately following item in a series of which the subject is a part, preferably use as qualifier of P179 [if the subject has been replaced, e.g. political offices, use "replaced by" (P1366)]	March <followed by> April	follows
series ordinal	P1545	String	ordinal number: The map sheet number in a map series. An containing publication is defined differently. Map template value "sheet"	A <series ordinal> 1	-

Map copy, archival object FRBR: Item edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
location	P276	Item	physical location: location of the object, structure or event. In the case of an administrative entity as containing item use P131. For statistical entities use P8138. In the case of a geographic entity use P706. Use P7153 for locations associated with the object	Mona Lisa <location> Louvre Museum	-
collection	P195	Item	collection and editorial collection: art, museum, archival, or bibliographic collection the subject is part of Map template value "institution"	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <collection> Helsinki City Archives	-
inventory number	P217	String	accession number: identifier for a physical object or a set of physical objects in a collection Map template value "accession number"	Addresses and travel map of Helsinki from 1876 <collection> Helsinki City Archives <inventory number> 865/39	-
exemplar of	P1574	Item	individual copy of a work: property for manuscripts, autographs, incunabula, distinct printed copies	Isaiah scroll <exemplar of> Isaiah	-
inscription	P1684	Monolingual text	inscription and epigraph: inscriptions, markings and signatures on an object Map template value "inscriptions"	Shugborough inscription <inscription> O U O S V A V V	-
fabrication method	P2079	Item	list of manufacturing processes, production, process and building method: method, process or technique used to grow, cook, weave, build, assemble, manufacture the item Map template vale "medium" includes this	silk <fabrication method> sericulture	-
made from material	P186	Item	material: material the subject or the object is made of or derived from (do not confuse with P10672 which is used for processes) Map template value "medium" includes this	chocolate <made from material> cocoa bean	-
color	P462	Item	color: color of subject	charcoal <color> black	-
height	P2048	Quantity	height, human height and body length: vertical length of an entity Map template value "dimensions" includes this	Eiffel Tower <height> 324 metre	-
width	P2049	Quantity	width and road width: width of an object Map template value "dimensions" includes this	Mona Lisa <width> 53 centimetre	-

Qualifiers edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
applies to part	P518	Item	part, aspect, or form of the item to which the claim applies	Piri Reis map <made from material> parchment <applies to part> painting support	-

Object history edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
commissioned by	P88	Item	commissioner: person or organization that commissioned this work	Arc de Triomphe <commissioned by> Napoleon	-
owned by	P127	Item	proprietor, property and owned by: owner of the subject	Choupette <owned by> Karl Lagerfeld	owner of
location of creation	P1071	Item	Use place of publication (P291) for place of publication.	Mona Lisa <location of creation> Florence	-
significant event	P793	Item	key event: significant or notable events associated with the subject	Dennewitz <significant event> Battle of Dennewitz	-
exhibition history	P608	Item	exhibition: exhibitions where the item is or was displayed	The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne <exhibition history> Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci’s ultimate masterpiece	-

Catalogues, aggregators, authority control edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
catalog code	P528	String	catalogue: catalog name of an object, use with qualifier P972	The Night Watch <catalog code> 2016	-
catalog	P972	Item	catalogue: catalog for the item, or, as a qualifier of P528 – catalog for which the 'catalog code' is valid	The Night Watch <catalog> Catalog of the paintings on show at the Rijksmuseum in 1956	-
described at URL	P973	URL	Internet research: item is described at the following URL	Mona Lisa <described at URL> http://musee.louvre.fr/oal/joconde/indexFR.html	-
ISBN-13	P212	External identifier	identifier for a book (edition), thirteen digit	La Fraternité de l'Anneau <ISBN-13> 978-2-26-702700-6	-
Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) (bibliographic)	P1144	External identifier	record number for entries in the LoC bibliographic catalog (for authority records use P244)	Treasure Island <Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) (bibliographic)> 11025047	-

Properties related to the digital copy (on Commons) edit

IIIF manifest URL (P6108)
Warper data - json, csv, lod, Commons data?
Scan resolution
A map and the containing publication are bundled in the Map template. They should be detached in order to avoid clutter.

Examples edit

Other related projects edit

WikiProject Visual Arts generic artwork properties
WikiProject Books