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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. 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. | ||
=== | === Online Maps === | ||
====Mexico through the Centuries==== | |||
*[http://www.mapsofworld.com/mexico/maps/mexico-political-map.jpg Mexico in 2013] | |||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/1851q9 Mexico in 1924] | |||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/h8d51n Mexico in 1886] | |||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/8b3b83 Mexico in 1840] | |||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/iii982 Mexico in 1824] | |||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/e689q5 Mexico in 1771] | |||
*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/6836bm Mexico in 1747] | |||
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/OL/648/ Mexico in 1719] | |||
*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/OL/336/ Mexico in 1656] | |||
==== Historical Maps ==== | ==== Historical Maps Collections ==== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Another extremely good web page is that of [http://www.davidrumsey.com/ the David Rumsey collection]. Similar to the | Another extremely good web page is that of [http://www.davidrumsey.com/ the David Rumsey collection]. Similar to the aforementioned 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 of maps pertaining to areas that once belonged to Mexico and/or Spain. | ||
There are also historical maps of Mexico available on the [http://www.nuestrosranchos.com/maps Nuestros Ranchos] site. | There are also historical maps of Mexico available on the [http://www.nuestrosranchos.com/maps Nuestros Ranchos] site. | ||