Provincial Boundaries: Brasil, 1872

Description:

This polygon shapefile represents the provincial boundaries Brazil in 1872. These data were created using a custom World Polyconic Projection. This layer is part of the Evolução da divisão territorial do Brasil 1872 - 2010 dataset, a collection of data representing the evolution of Brazilian states, municipalities and cities. This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Creator:

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

Publisher:

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Polygon data

Subject:

Provinces, Boundaries, and Location

Theme:

Boundaries and Location

Temporal Coverage:

1872

Date Issued:

2011

Spatial Coverage:

Brazil

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.

Rights Holder:

This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile

Georeferenced:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/tj392fk5522