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Maps may be published individually or in collections called atlases. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | Maps may be published individually or in collections called atlases. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | ||
Helpful maps showing historical territories and | Helpful maps showing historical territories and boundary changes are found in [http://www.maproom.org/00/01/index.php Putzger's Historical Atlas , 1905], [http://www.maproom.org/00/19/index.php 1914, and 1923] . If Westermann's Historical Atlas [seebelow] is not on hand, this is a good substitute. | ||
There are many types of maps. Each can help you in a different way. Historical maps describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information. Road maps provide details on highways, rivers, and town size. Street maps are extremely helpful when researching in large cities such as Berlin. | There are many types of maps. Each can help you in a different way. Historical maps describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information. Road maps provide details on highways, rivers, and town size. Street maps are extremely helpful when researching in large cities such as Berlin. | ||
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*The government administrative districts in which your ancestor's town was located | *The government administrative districts in which your ancestor's town was located | ||
*Your ancestor's state or province | *Your ancestor's state or province | ||
*The name of the parish where your ancestor was baptized or married | *The ancestor's religion [ in most places one religious denomination is predominant] | ||
*The name of the parish where your ancestor was baptized or married | |||
*Places where related ancestors lived | *Places where related ancestors lived | ||
*The size of your ancestor's town | *The size of your ancestor's town | ||
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=== Finding Maps and Atlases === | === Finding Maps and Atlases === | ||
Collections of maps and atlases are available at many historical societies and at public and university libraries. | Collections of maps and atlases are available on the Internet and at many historical societies and at public and university libraries. | ||
The Family History Library has a good collection of German maps and atlases. These are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | The Family History Library has a good collection of German maps and atlases. These are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||
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Two general maps of Germany are found earlier in this outline. Listed below is the most detailed map of Germany at the Family History Library: | Two general maps of Germany are found earlier in this outline. Listed below is the most detailed map of Germany at the Family History Library: | ||
''Königliche Preußische Landesaufnahme. Kartographische Abteilung. Karte des Deutschen Reiches (Map of the German Empire).'' Scale1:100,000. Berlin, Germany: Königliche PreußischeLandesaufnahme, 1914-1917. (FHL film 68,814.) This map will help you find places in the former German Empire as they existed from 1871 to 1914. The detailed maps on this microfilm are in numerical order. | ''Königliche Preußische Landesaufnahme. Kartographische Abteilung. Karte des Deutschen Reiches (Map of the German Empire).'' Scale1:100,000. Berlin, Germany: Königliche PreußischeLandesaufnahme, 1914-1917. (FHL film 68,814.) This map will help you find places in the former German Empire as they existed from 1871 to 1914. The detailed maps on this microfilm are in numerical order. A digital verson of this map is available on [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] at [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1294&path= this link]. You can also search the Ancestry card catalog for the term "Ubersichtsblatt" to get to the map set. | ||
The identification numbers on the detailed maps correspond to the small numbers in the upper right corner of each grid square on the first several overview maps. | The identification numbers on the detailed maps correspond to the small numbers in the upper right corner of each grid square on the first several overview maps. | ||