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''[https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ARavenAtlas Ravenstein's Atlas of the German Empire]'' covers Germany as it existed between 1871 and 1914. The maps and accompanying gazetteer from the University of Wisconsin Libraries can be downloaded in sections. Once downloaded, each colored map can be enlarged to show details. Localities are charted down to the parish level. | ''[https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ARavenAtlas Ravenstein's Atlas of the German Empire]'' covers Germany as it existed between 1871 and 1914. The maps and accompanying gazetteer from the University of Wisconsin Libraries can be downloaded in sections. Once downloaded, each colored map can be enlarged to show details. Localities are charted down to the parish level. | ||
An official 1893 [https://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2011/4/10/karte-des-deutschen-reiches-1893 Map of the German Empire/ Karte des Deutschen Reiches, 1:100,000] is found in the David Rumsey Map Collection. The legend is illustrated in a separately published [http://maps.mapywig.org/m/m_documents/DE/Bildliche_Darstellung_der_Kartenzeichen_in_den_amtlichen_deutschen_Karten.pdf pamphlet]. | |||
Maps may be published individually or in collections called atlases. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | Maps may be published individually or in collections called atlases. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | ||
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To do successful German research, you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because many towns have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can find the correct town on a map. Gazetteers can help you identify the government district your ancestor's town was in. With this information, you may be able to distinguish between places with the same name. See the “Gazetteers” and “Historical Geography” sections for more information. Along with gazetteers, check histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about your ancestor's area. The following information can be very helpful: <br> | To do successful German research, you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because many towns have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can find the correct town on a map. Gazetteers can help you identify the government district your ancestor's town was in. With this information, you may be able to distinguish between places with the same name. See the “Gazetteers” and “Historical Geography” sections for more information. Along with gazetteers, check histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about your ancestor's area. The following information can be very helpful: <br> | ||
*The government administrative districts in which your ancestor's town was located (see Meyers Gazetteer, '''''online at:''''' {{ | *The government administrative districts in which your ancestor's town was located (see Meyers Gazetteer, '''''online at:''''' {{FSC|325694|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Library}} - in German) | ||
*Your ancestor's state or province | *Your ancestor's state or province | ||
*The ancestor's religion (in most places one religious denomination is predominant) | *The ancestor's religion (in most places one religious denomination is predominant) | ||
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Collections of maps and atlases are available on the Internet and at many historical societies and at public and university libraries. | Collections of maps and atlases are available on the Internet and at many historical societies and at public and university libraries. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of German maps and atlases. These are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||
GERMANY – MAPS | GERMANY – MAPS | ||
Two general maps of Germany are found earlier in this outline. Listed below is the most detailed map of Germany at the | Two general maps of Germany are found earlier in this outline. Listed below is the most detailed map of Germany at the FamilySearch Library: | ||
''Königliche Preußische Landesaufnahme. Kartographische Abteilung. Karte des Deutschen Reiches (Map of the German Empire).'' Scale1:100,000. Berlin, Germany: Königliche PreußischeLandesaufnahme, 1914-1917. This map will help you find places in the former German Empire as they existed from 1871 to 1914. The detailed maps on this microfilm are in numerical order. '''''Online at:''''' {{ | ''Königliche Preußische Landesaufnahme. Kartographische Abteilung. Karte des Deutschen Reiches (Map of the German Empire).'' Scale1:100,000. Berlin, Germany: Königliche PreußischeLandesaufnahme, 1914-1917. This map will help you find places in the former German Empire as they existed from 1871 to 1914. The detailed maps on this microfilm are in numerical order. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|68814|film_number|disp=FS Library film 68814}}, [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1294/RHDEU1880_122567-00000?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return Ancestry] ($). You can also search the Ancestry card catalog for the term "Ubersichtsblatt" to get to the map set. | ||
The identification numbers on the detailed maps correspond to the small numbers in the upper right corner of each grid square on the first several overview maps. | The identification numbers on the detailed maps correspond to the small numbers in the upper right corner of each grid square on the first several overview maps. | ||
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The following are helpful printed atlases for Germany: | The following are helpful printed atlases for Germany: | ||
''Auto Atlas Deuschland''. Scale 1:200,000. Berlin, Germany: RV Verlag: Berlin, 1997-. ( | ''Auto Atlas Deuschland''. Scale 1:200,000. Berlin, Germany: RV Verlag: Berlin, 1997-. (FS Library book 943 E7a.) | ||
Der Grosse V.A.G. ''Atlas (The great V.A.G. atlas).'' Scale 1:200,000. Berlin, Germany: Reise-und Verkehrsverlag, Annual. (FS Library book 940 E7gv1991-2.) This is an excellent atlas of Germany. It has an index of cities and towns that makes finding locations easy. It also has some maps of neighboring countries that are on a smaller scale than the maps of Germany. Street maps for several larger cities are also included. Editions published before 1991 are not as detailed for the areas that were then in East Germany. | |||
''Der Grosse Shell Atlas (The great Shell atlas).'' Scale 1:500,000. Ulm/Donau, Germany: Franz Spiegel Buch, Annual. (FS Library book 943 E7gs.) This atlas contains maps for both western and eastern Germany. The maps are on a smaller scale than those in the atlas listed above. This atlas is indexed and contains street maps of some larger cities. Several neighboring countries are also featured in this atlas. | |||
Stier, Hans-Erich. ''Westermann Grosser Atlas zur Weltgeschichte (Westermann atlas of world history).'' Eighth Edition. Braunschweig, Germany: Georg Westermann, 1972. (FS Library book Ref 940 E3we.) This is an excellent historical atlas. | |||
{{Germany|Germany}} | {{Germany|Germany}} | ||
[[fr:Allemagne : Cartes]][[pt:Alemanha - Mapas]] | [[fr:Allemagne : Cartes]][[pt:Alemanha - Mapas]] | ||
[[Category:Germany Maps]] | [[Category:Germany Maps]] | ||