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Maps

To learn more about maps in general, go to the Maps Record Page.

Online Resources

GeaCron Interactive World History Atlas since 3000 BC
Google Maps
David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection
Old Maps Online Collection
Library of Congress Maps Collection
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Archive.org
Harvard University Scanned Maps
UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection
University of California Berkeley Library-Old maps of Mexico overlaid on a map of Mexico today.

Tips for Using Maps

Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:

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 Mexico, 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 Mexico 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 such as Mexico City.

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. The following collection is helpful:

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection for Mexico - this collection at the University of Texas is available online. This map collection also covers areas besides present-day, Mexico. These areas are relevant because they belonged to Mexico or Spain at certain times.

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-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.
+To learn more about maps in general, go to the '''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
+== Online Resources ==
+*[http://geacron.com/home-en/ GeaCron] Interactive World History Atlas since 3000 BC
+*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mexico/@22.4878769,-120.887902,4z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x84043a3b88685353:0xed64b4be6b099811!8m2!3d23.634501!4d-102.552784 Google Maps]
+*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search/where/Mexico?q=Mexico&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
+*[https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Mexico#bbox=-118.59919005999997,14.388624219999997,-86.49327806999999,32.718655229999996&q=&date_from=0&date_to=9999&scale_from=&scale_to= Old Maps Online Collection]
+*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?fa=location:mexico&q=mexico&st=gallery Library of Congress Maps Collection]
+*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?f%5Bsubject_geographic_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Mexico&q=Mexico Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
+*[https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/mexico.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
+*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=mexico+map&page=2 Archive.org]
+*[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=mexico Harvard University Scanned Maps]
+*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/mexico UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
+*[https://geodata.lib.berkeley.edu/?f%5Bdct_spatial_sm%5D%5B%5D=Mexico&q=mexico University of California Berkeley Library]-Old maps of Mexico overlaid on a map of Mexico today.
-Maps are also helpful in locating places, parishes, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximities to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes.
+== Tips for Using Maps  ==
-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  ===
 Maps must be used carefully for several reasons:
-*There are often several places with the same name. For example, there are over 50 towns throughout the various states of Mexico that begin with the name Dolores.
+*There are often several places with the same name. You may want to use a '''[[Mexico Gazetteers | Gazetteer]]''' to help you.
-*The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestor lived there. For example, the town presently known as Arroyo Seco was formerly named El Rincón, in the state of Sonora.
+*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.
+*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 | Maps Record Page]]'''.
 === Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===
-To successfully research maps from Mexico, 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 municipio and district your ancestor’s town was in will distinguish it from other towns of the same name and help you locate it on a map. See the '''[[Mexico Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.
+To successfully research maps from Mexico, 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 '''[[Mexico Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.
-=== Finding Maps and Atlases Online  ===
+== Types of Maps  ==
-There are collections of maps and atlases available online. All of the following websites are free to use:
+Different types of maps help you in different ways, for example:
-==== Historical Maps  ====
+*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.
-One of the pages on the Internet of greatest relevance is hosted by, “[http://www.utexas.edu/ The University of Texas at Austin]” and is called, [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection]. This collection has a [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/mexico.html specific section for Mexico]. It also counts with [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html maps of North America] that are relevant because of the areas which belonged to Mexico and Spain. Although those files are of extreme importance, one of greater, is the one pertaining to links to other pages on the Internet. It is important for the large amount of the sources that one finds there.
+*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 such as Mexico City.
-Another extremely good web page is that of [http://www.davidrumsey.com/ the David Rumsey collection]. Similar to the afore mentioned collection, it also has an ample [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search?q=MEXICO&search=Search selection of Mexico maps]. The maps include a date range that extends from the present to antiquity and it also boasts&nbsp;of maps pertaining&nbsp;to areas that once belonged to Mexico and/or Spain.
+To learn more about different types of maps, go to the general'''[[Maps | Maps Record Page]]'''.
-There are also historical maps of Mexico available on the [http://www.nuestrosranchos.com/maps Nuestros Ranchos] site.
+=== Historical Maps Collections ===
-To access the maps on these sites you might need to disable your computer's pop-up blocker.<br>
+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:
-==== Modern Maps  ====
+* '''[https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/mexico.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection for Mexico]''' - this collection at the University of Texas is available online. This map collection also covers areas besides present-day, Mexico. These areas are relevant because they belonged to Mexico or Spain at certain times.
-*[http://dgp.sct.gob.mx/index.php?id=440 Mexico Secretariat of Communications and Transportation Digital Atlas]
-*http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/
-*http://www.mapquest.com/
-Often one forgets the more recent maps. [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl Google's&nbsp;map site] is one of the best for quickly determining, not only the place of interest, but also the towns, cities, topography, etc. that are found in the environs. Many times one only knows the name of the town and not necessarily the state. Entering the name of the town in [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl Google maps search area] helps in finding the state. If one searches for the city and country on the [http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en Google home page] information can be found on the municipality and state. This information is important when one is trying to determine jurisdictions amongst other things.
-=== 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 such as Mexico City.
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