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To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
==Online Maps==
'''Arcanum Maps'''
[https://maps.arcanum.com/en/ Arcanum Maps] offers many 18th - and 19th -century maps of the Habsburg Empire and its successor states, including military survey, cadastral, and city maps. Use the "How to" Guide to learn how to use the website: ''Arcanum'' Maps - [[Media:Online Maps Arcanum Maps HTG Instructions.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:Online Maps Arcanum Maps-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:Online Maps Arcanum Maps-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
'''Eto Mesto'''
Find historic maps from the Russian Empire time period and view them through time on [http://www.etomesto.ru/ EtoMesto]. Search using the town name or with GPS coordinates. This is a Russian language website, but can be navigated by using Google Translate. When using the Google Chrome browser, right click anywhere on the page and select the option '''Translate to English'''.
'''Retro Map'''
[http://retromap.ru/ Retro Map] contains thousands of historic maps for various locations throughout the Russian Empire. This is a Russian language website, but can be navigated by using Google Translate. When using the Google Chrome browser, right click anywhere on the page and select the option '''Translate to English'''.
=== 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:
*Maps of districts (povit) with villages existing about 1900 for the areas of Ukraine from which people emigrated to Alberta, Canada can be found at the [http://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/heritagevillage/menu1.php website of the Ukrainian Cultural Village]. This is not a direct link to the maps. In the second paragraph introducing the website, you will see the phrase "maps, interviews, music....". Click on the word "maps".
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Austrian pre-WWI maps for western Ukraine. '''Generalkarte von Mitteleuropa''' (General Maps of Central Europe). Vienna, 1898-1967. 249 maps. Scale 1:200,000. Cover southern Belarus, western Ukraine, and Moldova. This map set uses Ferro as the Prime Meridian, which is 17˚ 39' 44"degrees west of Greenwich. URL: [http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm 3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary]
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Modern Soviet military maps, 1:100,000 are found at [http://dneproveloklub.dp.ua/otshety/ukrmaps/M36W.html UKR Maps].


[[Category:Ukraine]]
[[Category:Ukraine]]
[[Category:Maps]][[Category:Maps of Europe]]
[[Category:Maps]][[Category:Maps of Europe]]
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