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Maps

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Maps are an important source to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area from which your ancestor came.

Maps are also helpful in locating places, parishes, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes.

Maps are published individually or as an atlas, which is a bound collection of maps. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, historical geographies, encyclopedias, and history texts.

Using Maps[edit | edit source]

Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:

There are often several places with the same name.
The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.
Place names are often misspelled in English sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted.
Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps.

Finding the Specific Town on the Map[edit | edit source]

To successfully research maps, 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. You will be more successful in identifying the town on a map if you have some information about the town. Using gazetteers and other such sources to identify the area your ancestor’s town was in will distinguish it from other towns of the same name and help you locate it on a map.

Online Maps[edit | edit source]

Dominican Republic through the Centuries[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

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-To learn more about maps in general, go to the '''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
+== Introduction  ==
-== Online Resources ==
-*[http://geacron.com/home-en/ GeaCron] Interactive World History Atlas since 3000 BC
-*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dominican+Republic/@18.6665717,-71.2514159,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8eaf8838def1b6f5:0xa6020f24060df7e0!8m2!3d18.735693!4d-70.162651 Google Maps]
-*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&q=Dominican+Republic&search=Go David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
-*[https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Dominican_Republic#bbox=-72.05747063999999,17.270170739999998,-68.11014637,21.30343299000002&q=&date_from=0&date_to=9999&scale_from=&scale_to= Old Maps Online Collection]
-*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=Dominican+republic&st=gallery Library of Congress Maps Collection]
-*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=dominican+republic Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
-*[http://utexas.summon.serialssolutions.com/search?ho=t&l=en&s3.q=dominican+republic#!/search?ho=t&l=en&q=dominican%20republic%20maps Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
-*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=dominican%20republic%20maps Archive.org]
-*[https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/scanned-maps/catalog?utf8=%E2%9C%93&utm_source=library.harvard&exhibit_id=scanned-maps&search_field=all_fields&q=dominican+republic Harvard University Scanned Maps]
-*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/Dominican%20republic UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
-*[https://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/results?vid=0&sid=41152a26-d510-4b83-8013-90842cf6f4d3%40pdc-v-sessmgr02&bquery=Dominican%2Brepublic%2Bmaps&bdata=JnR5cGU9MCZzZWFyY2hNb2RlPUFuZCZzaXRlPWVkcy1saXZl University of California Berkeley Library]
-== Tips for Using Maps  ==
+Maps are an important source to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area from which your ancestor came.
-Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:
+Maps are also helpful in locating places, parishes, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes.
-*There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a '''[[Dominican Republic Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.<br>
+Maps are published individually or as an atlas, which is a bound collection of maps. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, historical geographies, encyclopedias, and history texts.
-*The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.<br>
-*Place-names are often misspelled in English sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted.<br>
-*Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps. Look for neighboring towns and geographic features to find the area where your ancestor came from.<br>
-*Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.<br>
-For more tips and information on using maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
+== Using Maps  ==
-=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===
+Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:
-To successfully research maps from Dominican Republic, 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 '''[[Dominican Republic Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.
+*There are often several places with the same name.
+*The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.
+*Place names are often misspelled in English sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted.
+*Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps.
-== Types of Maps  ==
+== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ==
-Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:
+To successfully research maps, 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. You will be more successful in identifying the town on a map if you have some information about the town. Using gazetteers and other such sources to identify the area your ancestor’s town was in will distinguish it from other towns of the same name and help you locate it on a map.
-*Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries, showing boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.<br>
+== Online Maps ==
-*Road atlases are useful because of the detail they provide. <br>
-*Other types of maps include: parish maps, state maps, tourist maps, topographical maps, and air navigation maps. City maps are extremely helpful when researching in large cities.<br>
-To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
+===Dominican Republic through the Centuries ===
-=== Historical Maps Collections ===
+*[http://geology.com/world/dominican-republic-map.gif Dominican Republic in 2007]
+*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/81lqa4 Dominican Republic and other islands in 1948]
+*[http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/30615453?buttons=y Hispaniola in 1861]
+*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/9hzvin Hispaniola in 1823]
+*[http://maps.bpl.org/id/14224 Hispaniola in 1780]
+*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/y7m99b Hispaniola in 1725]
+*[http://maps.bpl.org/id/14217 Cuba and Hispaniola in 1633]
+*[http://maps.bpl.org/id/14879 Hispaniola in 1576]
-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.
+=== Online Collections ===
-[[Category:Maps by country]]
+*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/dominican_republic.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, Dominican Republic; maps range from 1982-2013]
-[[es:Mapas de la República Dominicana]]
+*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&q=dominican+republic&search=Go David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Dominican Republic]
+{{H-langs|en=Dominican Republic Maps|es=Mapas de la República Dominicana}}
 [[Category:Dominican Republic]]