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| To learn more about maps in general, go to the '''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''. | | To learn more about maps in general, go to the '''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''. |
| == Online Maps == | | == Online Resources == |
| | | *[http://geacron.com/home-en/ GeaCron] Interactive World History Atlas since 3000 BC |
| *[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Timor-Leste/@-8.7876929,124.6076416,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x2cfde50986e4a129:0x3e5c68387e85b3c!8m2!3d-8.874217!4d125.727539 Google Maps] | | *[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Timor-Leste/@-8.7876929,124.6076416,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x2cfde50986e4a129:0x3e5c68387e85b3c!8m2!3d-8.874217!4d125.727539 Google Maps] |
| *[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&q=East+Timor&search=Go David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection] | | *[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&q=East+Timor&search=Go David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection] |
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| Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: | | Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: |
| East Timor Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.<br> | | [[East Timor Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.<br> |
| *The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there.<br> | | *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> | | *Place-names are often misspelled in English sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted.<br> |