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== Online Maps  ==
== Online Maps  ==


*[URL Google Maps]
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Bahamas/@24.3679554,-80.4653965,6z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88d69a3bb2480f3d:0x133eb4836ac779e5!8m2!3d25.03428!4d-77.39628 Google Maps]
*[URL David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search/where/Bahamas?q=bahamas&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
*[URL Old Maps Online Collection]
*[https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/General_Roca#bbox=-67.55957729999999,-39.054661,-67.53957729999999,-39.038660999999976&q=&date_from=0&date_to=9999&scale_from=&scale_to= Old Maps Online Collection]
*[URL Library of Congress Maps Collection]
*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=bahamas Library of Congress Maps Collection]
*[URL Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=bahamas Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
*[URL Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
*[https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
*[URL Archive.org]
*[https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/scanned-maps/catalog?utf8=%E2%9C%93&utm_source=library.harvards&exhibit_id=scanned-maps&search_field=all_fields&q=bahamas Harvard University Scanned Maps]  
*[URL Harvard University Scanned Maps]  
*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/bahamas?CISOBOX1=bahamas UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
*[URL UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
*[https://geodata.lib.berkeley.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=bahamas University of California Berkeley Library]
*[URL University of California Berkeley Library]


== Tips for Using Maps  ==
== Tips for Using Maps  ==
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=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===
=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===


To successfully research maps from COUNTRY, you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because there are several towns that have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can locate the correct town on a map. Using gazetteers can help you to identify a place's the jurisdiction and help you locate it on a map. See the '''[[Bahamas Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.
To successfully research maps from Bahamas, you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because there are several towns that have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can locate the correct town on a map. Using gazetteers can help you to identify a place's the jurisdiction and help you locate it on a map. See the '''[[Bahamas Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.


== Types of Maps  ==
== Types of Maps  ==
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=== Historical Maps Collections ===
=== Historical Maps Collections ===


Historical map collections are helpful because they can show you the geography of your ancestor's residence at or around the time they lived there. The following collection is helpful:
Historical map collections are helpful because they can show you the geography of your ancestor's residence at or around the time they lived there.  
 
* '''[URL COLLECTION NAME]''' - DESCRIPTION.


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