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Historical maps - Germany at the end of the 18th century]. | Historical maps - Germany at the end of the 18th century]. | ||
===Online German Historical Atlases=== | |||
[http://www.maproom.org/00/01/index.php F. W. Putzgers Historischer Schul-Atlas, 1905] is in many ways as useful for showing the various regions, states, and political divisions of the German Empire and the World. Additional maps found in the [http://www.maproom.org/00/04/index.php 1914 edition] and [http://www.maproom.org/00/19/index.php 1923 edition] are also available online. This atlas is in German. | [http://www.maproom.org/00/01/index.php F. W. Putzgers Historischer Schul-Atlas, 1905] is in many ways as useful for showing the various regions, states, and political divisions of the German Empire and the World. Additional maps found in the [http://www.maproom.org/00/04/index.php 1914 edition] and [http://www.maproom.org/00/19/index.php 1923 edition] are also available online. This atlas is in German. | ||
Links to additional historical atlases for Germany and other countries are found at http://www.maproom.org/c/index.php . | Links to additional historical atlases for Germany and other countries are found at http://www.maproom.org/c/index.php . | ||
===Printed Historical Atlases=== | |||
Several good historical atlases showing progressive boundary changes within the area that becomes the Empire of Germany, with accompanying explanations are available in print. They are written in German. | |||
Kleiner Atlas zur deutschen Territorialgeschichte Authors: Bernhart Jähnig; Ludwig Biewer Publisher: Bonn : Kulturstiftung der Deutschen Vertriebenen, 1991. Edition/Format: Map: Atlas: German: 2., erw. AuflView all editions and formats ISBN: 3885570963 9783885570967 OCLC Number: 25075122 | Kleiner Atlas zur deutschen Territorialgeschichte Authors: Bernhart Jähnig; Ludwig Biewer Publisher: Bonn : Kulturstiftung der Deutschen Vertriebenen, 1991. Edition/Format: Map: Atlas: German: 2., erw. AuflView all editions and formats ISBN: 3885570963 9783885570967 OCLC Number: 25075122 | ||
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Grosser Atlas zur Weltgeschichte Author: Joachim Dornbusch; Ekkehard Aner; et al Publisher: Braunschweig: Westermann, 1997. ISBN: 3075095206 9783075095201 OCLC Number: 40326798 FHL Call # INTL 940 E7wg 2001 | Grosser Atlas zur Weltgeschichte Author: Joachim Dornbusch; Ekkehard Aner; et al Publisher: Braunschweig: Westermann, 1997. ISBN: 3075095206 9783075095201 OCLC Number: 40326798 FHL Call # INTL 940 E7wg 2001 | ||
=== Map by Ludwig Ravenstein: === | |||
An atlas of the German Empire compiled by Ludwig Ravenstein is found at [http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/ this site]. | An atlas of the German Empire compiled by Ludwig Ravenstein is found at [http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/ this site]. | ||
== States and Provinces: == | |||
Each nation or state determined its own record-keeping practices. You may find that records differ in what they contain and where they are kept, according to who ruled that area when the record was created. | Each nation or state determined its own record-keeping practices. You may find that records differ in what they contain and where they are kept, according to who ruled that area when the record was created. | ||
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The German Empire, created in 1871, was made up of a patchwork of German-speaking duchies, principalities, and states. These areas often had little in common. The Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog uses 38 state or province divisions for Germany. For a list of these states and provinces, see the chart found in [[Germany Gazetteers]] | The German Empire, created in 1871, was made up of a patchwork of German-speaking duchies, principalities, and states. These areas often had little in common. The Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog uses 38 state or province divisions for Germany. For a list of these states and provinces, see the chart found in [[Germany Gazetteers]] | ||
== More State Information: == | |||
More information about four of the most complex states follows. | More information about four of the most complex states follows. | ||
=== Preußen === | |||
The largest, most powerful German state was Preußen (Prussia). It was divided into 13 large provinces (see p. 35). Only two of the provinces had the name “Preußen” in them, but citizens from all 13 provinces were Prussians. Thus, a resident of Rheinland often said that he or she was from Preußen.<br>Most Prussian emigrants to foreign countries came from the provinces of Rheinland, Hessen-Nassau, or Westfalen. The catalog lists each town in Preußen behind its state and province, as in this example:<br>GERMANY, PREUßEN, RHEINLAND, THÜR. | The largest, most powerful German state was Preußen (Prussia). It was divided into 13 large provinces (see p. 35). Only two of the provinces had the name “Preußen” in them, but citizens from all 13 provinces were Prussians. Thus, a resident of Rheinland often said that he or she was from Preußen.<br>Most Prussian emigrants to foreign countries came from the provinces of Rheinland, Hessen-Nassau, or Westfalen. The catalog lists each town in Preußen behind its state and province, as in this example:<br>GERMANY, PREUßEN, RHEINLAND, THÜR. | ||