Curaçao Historical Administrative Areas (1792-1954) (hdl:10622/QKLHUV)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Curaçao Historical Administrative Areas (1792-1954)

Identification Number:

hdl:10622/QKLHUV

Distributor:

IISH Data Collection

Date of Distribution:

2021-03-07

Version:

4

Bibliographic Citation:

Stapel, Rombert, 2021, "Curaçao Historical Administrative Areas (1792-1954)", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/QKLHUV, IISH Data Collection, V4, UNF:6:tcaRmFtrTXUmdzAUbSAJHQ== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Curaçao Historical Administrative Areas (1792-1954)

Identification Number:

hdl:10622/QKLHUV

Authoring Entity:

Stapel, Rombert (International Institute of Social History)

Distributor:

IISH Data Collection

Access Authority:

Stapel, Rombert

Depositor:

Stapel, Rombert

Date of Deposit:

2021-03-07

Study Scope

Keywords:

Arts and Humanities

Abstract:

Spatiotemporal GIS layer of administrative areas (quarters; divisions; districts; urban neighbourhoods) in the island of Curaçao under Dutch, post-WIC control (1792-1954). The timestamped dataset covers five administrative reclassifications: pre-1816, 1816, 1863, 1925, and 1930. For the sources, see metadata below.

Time Period:

1792-1954

Country:

Curaçao

Geographic Bounding Box:
  • West Bounding Longitude: -69.2
  • East Bounding Longitude: -68.6
  • South Bounding Latitude: 11.9
  • North Bounding Latitude: 12.4

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Sources:

G. van Dorland 2012. 'Reference map of Curacao. Land/sea border digitized from Google maps November 2012'. Dutch Caribbean Biodiversity Database (<a href="https://www.dcbd.nl/document/reference-map-curacao" target="_blank">link</a>).<br> R. Gomes Casseres 2020. 'Het Jodenkwartier'. De Archiefvriend. Stichting Vrienden van het Nationaal Archief van de Nederlandse Antillen 26.4 Bijlage (<a href="https://werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl/het-jodenkwartier/" target="_blank">link</a>).<br> E. Langefeld 2013. 'Plantages, tuinen en ‘kanoekjes’ met hun eigenaren tussen 1780 en 1885'. De Archiefvriend. Stichting Vrienden van het Nationaal Archief van de Nederlandse Antillen Bronbewerkingen (<a href="http://www.archiefvriend.com/index.php/bronnen/62-kanoekjes2" target="_blank">link</a>).<br> B. de Gaay Fortman, 'Brieven van den Commissaris-Generaal voor de (Nederlandsche) West-Indische bezittingen J. van den Bosch aan den Minister voor de Marine en de Kolonien (1827-1829)', BMGN 51 (1930) pp. 275-280 (<a href="https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_bij005193001_01/_bij005193001_01_0011.php" target="_blank">link</a>).<br> Landhuizen van Curaçao (<a href="http://landhuizenvancuracao.info/" target="_blank">link</a>).<br><br> Cartographic sources:<br> Topographische kaart van Curaçao 1911 (<a href="https://geoplaza.vu.nl/cms/data/curacao/" target="_blank">link</a>).<br> Het stadsdistrict Willemstad 1934 (<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:2012667" target="_blank">link</a>).<br> Algemeen overzicht van het eiland Curacao 1947 (<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:2011191" target="_blank">link</a>).<br>

Data Access

Notes:

CC0 Waiver

Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f10218

File: Curaçao admin areas 1792-1954.tab

  • Number of cases: 29

  • No. of variables per record: 15

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

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Variable Description

List of Variables:

Variables

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ccodes

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description

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Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

Curaçao admin areas 1792-1954 (generalized).geojson

Text:

Simplified geometries (GRASS 7.8, v.generalize: Douglas, threshold 0.0001)

Notes:

application/octet-stream

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

Curaçao admin areas 1792-1954.geojson

Text:

Original geometries. Added subdistricts of the 1816-1863 divisions.

Notes:

application/octet-stream