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 City and street maps are extremely useful when researching in the records of large cities. Locating an ancestor's address on a city or street map may help you determine which parish to search.
-The major source of Irish topographical maps since 1800 is the Ordnance Survey, which covered all of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Maps were produced from the survey in series of 1 inch, 6 inches, and 25 inches to the mile. Series have been revised and published at different times. Ordnance Survey maps of greater detail (up to 10 feet to the mile) have been produced for most Irish cities. The following work explains the history of and details on the Ordnance Survey maps:
+The major source of Irish topographical maps&nbsp;in the 19th&nbsp;century&nbsp;is the Ordnance Survey, which covered all of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. The creation of the Irish Ordnance Suvey maps was commenced in 1829 and completed in 1858 producing 205 sheets and an index in a series of 1 inch, 6 inches, and 25 inches to the mile. The series has been revised and published at different times. Ordnance Survey maps of greater detail (up to 10 feet to the mile) have been produced for most Irish cities.
+The&nbsp;significance&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260250707484_378" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260250707484_910" />of the Ordnance Survey Maps cannot be overstated. It was the first complete survey of Ireland since William Petty's survey in the 17th&nbsp;century&nbsp;(1657) to create ''Hiberniae Delineatio'', the first atlas of Ireland.
+The following work explains the history and details of the Ordnance Survey maps:
 Harley, J. B. ''Ordnance Survey Maps: A Descriptive Manual. Southampton: Ordnance Survey, 1975.'' (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=280190&disp=Ordnance+survey+maps%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 942 E3osa].)
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 === Finding Maps and Atlases  ===
-Collections of maps and atlases are available at numerous historical societies, county record offices, and public and university libraries. Major map collections in Ireland are housed at the Ordinance Survey Office. <br> <br> The National Archives in England has added&nbsp;[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/irishmaps.asp Early Irish maps from State Papers c.1558 - c.1610] to their DocumentsOnline Web site. Mainly for the province of Ulster, the maps can be searched for by place, and new or old catalog reference. <br>
+Collections of maps and atlases are available at numerous historical societies, county record offices, and public and university libraries. Major map collections in Ireland are housed at the Ordinance Survey Office. <br><br>The National Archives in England has added&nbsp;[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/irishmaps.asp Early Irish maps from State Papers c.1558 - c.1610] to their DocumentsOnline Web site. Mainly for the province of Ulster, the maps can be searched for by place, and new or old catalog reference. <br>
 === Publications that can help you locate maps  ===
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 A wide variety of Irish maps and atlases exist. Check your local library's Irish map collection or find some online.
-[[Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland|''Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'']]''<u></u>Comprising a General Map of Ireland''''.'''''<b>This atlas includes maps for the counties of Ireland as they existed in 1849. </b>
+[[Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland|''Atlas to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'']]''<u></u>Comprising a General Map of Ireland''''.'''''<b>This atlas includes maps for the counties of Ireland as they existed in 1849.</b>
 ''A Genealogical Atlas of Ireland'' Gardner, David E., Derek Harland, and Frank Smith, comps.
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 ''Irish County Maps Showing the Location of Churches''. 4 vols. (One for each of the provinces of Munster, Leinster, Connaught, and Ulster.) Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1976-77. (Family History Library book Ref 929.1 G286gs ser. A no. 54-57 1976-77; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=98779&disp=Irish+county+maps+showing+the+locations+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 fiche 6020286] (Munster) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=118369&disp=Irish+county+maps+showing+the+locations+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6020301] (Ulster) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=118373&disp=Irish+county+maps+showing+the+locations+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6020302] (Leinster), [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=118380&disp=Irish+county+maps+showing+the+locations+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6020303] (Connaught). This set of county maps marks the locations of churches in Ireland.
 Mitchell, Brian. ''The New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. (Family History Library book Ref 941.5 E7m.) This book contains maps for each Irish county. The maps show civil parishes, baronies, and poor law unions.
 === External Links  ===
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 *http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/ie.htm
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