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Different types of maps can help you in different ways: <br>Historical maps and atlases are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. They describe the growth and development of a region, state, or country and may show: | Different types of maps can help you in different ways: <br>Historical maps and atlases are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. They describe the growth and development of a region, state, or country and may show: | ||
=== Historical maps === | |||
*County, territorial, and state boundaries. [[:Category:Maps of the United States by state|Maps of the United States by state]] | *County, territorial, and state boundaries. [[:Category:Maps of the United States by state|Maps of the United States by state]] | ||
*[[:Category:Migration Routes|Migration routes]]. | *[[:Category:Migration Routes|Migration routes]]. | ||
*Settlement patterns (locations of villages and cities along | *Settlement patterns (locations of villages and cities along [[:Category:Migration Routes|Migration routes]], or off the main trails and roads). | ||
*Military campaigns and their locations. | *[[:Category:Military records|Military]] campaigns and their locations. | ||
*Other historical details. | *Other historical details. | ||
=== Historic Atlases === | |||
Road atlases show distances between places and may indicate landmarks such as mountains, historical sites, churches, cemeteries, schools, and colleges. These can be found in libraries and on the Web. Some of the sites on web: | |||
*[http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm World Atlas] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_atlas Wikipedia Historical Atlas] | |||
*[http://www.maps.com/freestuff.aspx Free Stuff Maps] | |||
=== Historic City maps === | |||
City and street maps are extremely helpful when researching large cities. City maps can show the locations of: | City and street maps are extremely helpful when researching large cities. City maps can show the locations of: | ||
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*Monuments. | *Monuments. | ||
*Parks. | *Parks. | ||
=== Website of Historic City Maps === | |||
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castañeda Library | |||
Map Collection] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_map Wikipedia City_map] | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Old_maps_of_cities Old_maps_of_cities] | |||
Topographical maps show the terrain of the land. They show the location of roads, rivers, mountains, mountain passes or gaps, valleys, and often schools, churches, and cemeteries. | Topographical maps show the terrain of the land. They show the location of roads, rivers, mountains, mountain passes or gaps, valleys, and often schools, churches, and cemeteries. | ||