Hi Eliza, If the GIS angle fails, Cornell has an atlas, published in 1929, that depicts cercle boundaries (and admin centers): "Atlas Colonial Francais : Colonies, Protectorats et Pays Sous Mandat" Catalog record is here: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog?search_field=publisher+number%2Fother+identifier&q=8459180 We have it here, so yell if you can't get to Cornell's. BTW, the bibliography points to "Atlas des Cercles de l'A.O.F.*, à différentes échelles (Service géographique de l'A.O.F.)," which produces a lot of results in Worldcat. See: https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=atlas+des+cercles&qt=owc_search * presumably Afrique Ouest Francais? Michael On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 8:58 AM Eliza Bettinger <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello All, > > > This is a long shot, but I'm wondering if any of you have a lead on GIS > data containing boundaries of colonial French West Africa down to the > cercle (political administration subunit) level. My patron (a grad student) > is looking for data from about 1925. > > > My guess is that her only hope will be to trace a historic map image, but > wanted to reach out to see if there's anyone out there will boundaries > already created that they're willing to share. > > > All the best, > > Eliza > > > -- > > Eliza Bettinger > > Digital Humanities Librarian > > Research and Learning Services > > 106 Olin Library > > Cornell University > > Ithaca NY 14853 USA > > 607-255-4042 (office) > -- Michael Fry Collections Manager | Map Library Manager National Geographic Society Library 202.807.3139 [log in to unmask] [image: Nat Geo Logo Yellow_Black.png] <http://www.nationalgeographic.org> 1145 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 [image: Email-Signature8.gif] <https://donate.nationalgeographic.org/em-sig>