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These atlases show the growth and development of the nation or a state, including boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, American Indian reservations, and other historical information. Excellent national historical atlases are the Atlas of American History <ref>''Atlas of American History'', Second Edition, revised. New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984. (FHL Ref 973 E7at; 1943 edition on film 1415259 item 9.), </ref>''The American Heritage Pictorial Atlas of United States History''<ref>''The American Heritage Pictorial Atlas of United States History''. New York, New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1966. (FHL book 973 E7ah.) </ref>and ''The Shaping of America'' <ref>Meinig, D. W. ''The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History''. Two Volumes. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1986. (FHL book 973 E3me; fiche 6125626-27.)</ref> | These atlases show the growth and development of the nation or a state, including boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, American Indian reservations, and other historical information. Excellent national historical atlases are the Atlas of American History <ref>''Atlas of American History'', Second Edition, revised. New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1984. (FHL Ref 973 E7at; 1943 edition on film 1415259 item 9.), </ref>''The American Heritage Pictorial Atlas of United States History''<ref>''The American Heritage Pictorial Atlas of United States History''. New York, New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1966. (FHL book 973 E7ah.) </ref>and ''The Shaping of America'' <ref>Meinig, D. W. ''The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History''. Two Volumes. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1986. (FHL book 973 E3me; fiche 6125626-27.)</ref> | ||
*[http://www.maphistory.info/imageus.html Images of Early Maps on the Web] (free) by Maphistory.info links to collections containing tens of thousands of historic maps online. Organized by state. | *[http://www.maphistory.info/imageus.html Images of Early Maps on the Web] (free) by Maphistory.info links to collections containing tens of thousands of historic maps online. Organized by state. | ||
*The [http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/united%20states David Rumsey Map Collection] (free) contains an extensive online collection of historical atlases, maps, and other antique cartographic material. | *The [http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/united%20states David Rumsey Map Collection] (free) contains an extensive online collection of historical atlases, maps, and other antique cartographic material. | ||
*The [http://maps.bpl.org/ Norman B Leventhal Map Center] at the Boston Public Library has 200,000 historic maps and 5,000 atlases. The geographical focus of these maps, atlases, and globes is the World, Europe, and America, with particular attention to New England, Massachusetts, and Boston from the 15th century to the present day. | *The [http://maps.bpl.org/ Norman B Leventhal Map Center] at the Boston Public Library has 200,000 historic maps and 5,000 atlases. The geographical focus of these maps, atlases, and globes is the World, Europe, and America, with particular attention to New England, Massachusetts, and Boston from the 15th century to the present day. | ||
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/armhtml/armhome.html The Library of Congress American Memory]. Most of the items in this site are documented in ''Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789: A Guide to the Collections in the Library of Congress ''compiled by John R. Sellers and Patricia Molen van Ee in 1981. | *[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/armhtml/armhome.html The Library of Congress American Memory]. Most of the items in this site are documented in ''Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789: A Guide to the Collections in the Library of Congress ''compiled by John R. Sellers and Patricia Molen van Ee in 1981. | ||
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com HistoricMapWorks.com] ($) offers over 800,000 online historic maps from the 18th and early 19th centuries at $0.99 per download. Searchable by place name, family name, or street address. | *[http://www.historicmapworks.com HistoricMapWorks.com] ($) offers over 800,000 online historic maps from the 18th and early 19th centuries at $0.99 per download. Searchable by place name, family name, or street address. | ||
*[http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap and SiteFinder] are two mapping products integrated on CD-ROM which allow users to plot a town and draw county borders around it for any year. However, AniMap's historical county border maps are also available online at [http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html FamilyHistory101.com]. [http://www.goldbug.com/map/sitefinder.html Sitefinder Online] allows users to plot a town (even an extinct town) and show it on Google Maps. | |||
=== Land Ownership Maps === | === Land Ownership Maps === | ||