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''[[Sweden|Sweden]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Sweden|Sweden]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Historical Maps of Sweden|Historical Maps of Sweden]]'' | ||
Whether you are working in Swedish church, taxation, or military records, there are lots of references to place names. These places names show where people lived. With this information, you can find the place on a historical map (a map that was created close to the time period that your ancestors lived in.) | Whether you are working in Swedish church, taxation, or military records, there are lots of references to place names. These places names show where people lived. With this information, you can find the place on a historical map (a map that was created close to the time period that your ancestors lived in.) | ||
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=== Tools === | === Tools === | ||
*Scales on Maps | *[[Scales on Historical Maps of Sweden|Scales on Historical Maps]] | ||
*Word List for Historical Maps | *Word List for Historical Maps | ||
*Lantmäteriet Website | *[http://www.lantmateriet.se/ Lantmäteriet Website] | ||
*Krigsarkivet Website | *[http://www.riksarkivet.se/default.aspx?id=2227&refid=1132 Krigsarkivet Website] | ||
*& | *Riksarkivet, [http://www.riksarkivet.se/default.aspx?id=21561&refid=22519 Sveriges äldsta storskaliga kartor - databasen GEORG] | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
Ångström, Karl-Ingvar and Johansson, Björn, <u>Kart-forskning Sverige Släktforskarförbunds Handböcker 3</u>, Svärd & Söner, Falköping, 2011 | Ångström, Karl-Ingvar and Johansson, Björn, <u>Kart-forskning Sverige Släktforskarförbunds Handböcker 3</u>, Svärd & Söner, Falköping, 2011 | ||