We’re excited to share the following newly published datasets from WHG:
The Belgian Historical Gazetteer – Provinces Antwerp and East-Flanders dataset brings together historical place names from the reduced cadastre (gereduceerd kadaster) of Belgium (1847–1855), focusing on the provinces of Antwerp and East Flanders. Contributed by Léa Hermenault, it forms part of the wider Belgian Historical Gazetteer Project (CLARIAH-VL+ and the University of Antwerp).
Cliopatria – A geospatial database of world-wide political entities from 3400BCE to 2024CE, a comprehensive open-source geospatial dataset of worldwide states, political groups, events, and rulers from 3400BCE to 2024CE. Presently it comprises over 1600 political entities sampled at varying timesteps and spatial scales. This dataset is edited by Ed Chalstrey, James Bennett, and Erin Mutch and was converted into Linked Places Format by Stephen Gadd.
La sfera_ (_The Globe_), written by the Florentine merchant, Goro Dati, is a textbook designed to introduce the next generation of Florentine merchants to natural phenomena, navigation, and the topography of the Mediterranean. Dati’s Globe (La sfera) is a dataset of places from Book IV which contains an itinerary of and maps major Mediterranean and Black Sea ports.
WHG is always excited to welcome new contributions. If you’re interested in working with us, we’d love to hear from you!