Geospatial Dataset of Roads and Settlement Features for the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore Region of Maryland, USA, 1865

This dataset contains geospatial (GIS) data files that capture historical roads and points of interest for the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore region of Maryland, as derived from Simon J. Martenet's Map of Maryland: Atlas Edition (1866). Maryland counties covered include present-day Cecil, Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. Geospatial data layers include roads, landings, ferries, churches, shops, mills, schools, hotels, towns with post offices, and towns with court houses. These data can be used to support historical geographic, economic, social, and cultural analyses.

本数据集包含地理空间（GIS）数据文件，记录了马里兰州切萨皮克湾东海岸区域的历史道路与兴趣点，数据源自西蒙·J·马内特（Simon J. Martenet）1866年版《马里兰州：地图集版地图》（Simon J. Martenet's Map of Maryland: Atlas Edition）。其所覆盖的马里兰州县域涵盖现今的塞西尔县（Cecil）、卡罗琳县（Caroline）、多切斯特县（Dorchester）、肯特县（Kent）、安妮女王县（Queen Anne’s）、萨默塞特县（Somerset）、塔尔博特县（Talbot）、威科米科县（Wicomico）以及伍斯特县（Worcester）。该数据集的地理空间数据图层包含道路、登陆点、渡口、教堂、商铺、磨坊、学校、酒店、设有邮局的城镇以及设有法院的城镇。此类数据可用于支撑历史地理、经济、社会与文化领域的分析研究。