This layer is a digital raster graphic (DRG) of a scanned nautical chart titled "Golfo Dulce." It was originally published by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (Chart number: 21562. 14th Ed., Jan-85; Scale:1:200000). Geographic areas covered by this map include the coast of Antarctica. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced maps from the Branner Library Map Collection at Stanford University. Historic paper maps can provide an excellent view of the changes that have occurred in the cultural and physical landscape. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography, and urban and rural land use change. As this map has been georeferenced, it can be used in a GIS as a source or background layer in conjunction with other GIS data.
Land Info and United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency. (2006). Central America, Costa Rica--west coast, Golfo Dulce (Raster Image). Land Info. http://purl.stanford.edu/jb669wx9678 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.