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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==
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| '''Arcanum Maps'''
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| [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]]
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| '''Eto Mesto'''
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| 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'''.
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| '''Retro Map'''
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| [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'''.
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| === Historical Maps Collections ===
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| 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:
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| *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].
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| [[Category:Ukraine]] | | [[Category:Ukraine]] |
| [[Category:Maps]][[Category:Maps of Europe]] | | [[Category:Maps]][[Category:Maps of Europe]] |