Lithuania Maps: Difference between revisions

There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a Gazetteer to help you.
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. Look for neighboring towns and geographic features to find the area where your ancestor came from.
Boundaries changed over time. Use historical maps to understand boundary changes.

For more tips and information on using maps, go to the general Maps Record Page.

Finding the Specific Town on the Map

To successfully research maps from Lithuania, 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 Lithuania Gazetteers article for more information.

Types of Maps

Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:

Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries, showing boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information.
Road atlases are useful because of the detail they provide.
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.

To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general Maps Record Page.

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.

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 To learn more about maps in general, go to the '''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
-== Online Maps  ==
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+*[http://geacron.com/home-en/ GeaCron] Interactive World History Atlas since 3000 BC
 *[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lithuania/@55.1528719,21.6350628,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x46dd94140f33be13:0xf30a54d3a55dbab9!8m2!3d55.169438!4d23.881275 Google Maps]
 *[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search/where/Lithuania?q=lithuania&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
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 *[http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/lithuania.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
 *[https://archive.org/details/TM5-248/page/n3 Archive.org] Enter Lithuania into the search box, locations where Lithuania is mentioned will be identified below the picture of the book pages.
+*[https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/scanned-maps/catalog?utf8=%E2%9C%93&utm_source=library.harvards&exhibit_id=scanned-maps&search_field=all_fields&q=lithuania Harvard University Scanned Maps]
+*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/lithuania UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
+*[https://geodata.lib.berkeley.edu/?f%5Bdct_spatial_sm%5D%5B%5D=Lithuania&q=lithuania University of California Berkeley Library]
 == Tips for Using Maps  ==
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 === 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:
+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.
-* '''[URL COLLECTION NAME]''' - DESCRIPTION.
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