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== Online Maps == | == Online 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] | ||
*[ | *[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] | ||
*[ | *[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] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=bahamas Library of Congress Maps Collection] | ||
*[ | *[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=bahamas Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library] | ||
*[ | *[https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection] | ||
*[ | *[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] | ||
*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/bahamas?CISOBOX1=bahamas UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection] | |||
*[ | *[https://geodata.lib.berkeley.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=bahamas University of California Berkeley Library] | ||
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== 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 | 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 | 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. | ||
[[Category:Bahamas]] | [[Category:Bahamas]] | ||
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