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This publication shows outline maps of each county with parishes and clerical districts in Norway. It also contains a list of regions (districts) of Norway and shows which parishes belong to which region. The names of these regions are historical. Their boundaries determined by geological features. | This publication shows outline maps of each county with parishes and clerical districts in Norway. It also contains a list of regions (districts) of Norway and shows which parishes belong to which region. The names of these regions are historical. Their boundaries determined by geological features. | ||
=== Using Maps | == Online Maps == | ||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Norway/@64.2866317,8.7796835,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x461268458f4de5bf:0xa1b03b9db864d02b!8m2!3d60.472024!4d8.468946 Google Maps] | |||
*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&q=Norway&search=Go David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection] | |||
*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=Norway Library of Congress Maps Collection] | |||
*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Norway Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library] | |||
*[https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/norway.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection] | |||
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=Norway%20map 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=Norway Harvard University Scanned Maps] | |||
*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/Norway?CISOBOX1=Norway UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection] | |||
*[https://geodata.lib.berkeley.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Norway University of California Berkeley Library] | |||
== Using Maps == | |||
Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: | Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: | ||
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'''Spelling was not standardized when most early records were made.''' You may find the spelling of a place is different on an old map than how it is spelled today. For example, Heddal was formerly spelled Hitterdal. | '''Spelling was not standardized when most early records were made.''' You may find the spelling of a place is different on an old map than how it is spelled today. For example, Heddal was formerly spelled Hitterdal. | ||
'''Place-names are often misspelled in American sources.''' Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritical marks omitted. | '''Place-names are often misspelled in American sources.''' Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritical marks omitted. | ||
=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map === | === Finding the Specific Town on the Map === | ||
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