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*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rwanda/@-1.9432847,28.7589026,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x19c29654e73840e3:0x7490b026cbcca103!8m2!3d-1.940278!4d29.873888 Google Maps]
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rwanda/@-1.9432847,28.7589026,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x19c29654e73840e3:0x7490b026cbcca103!8m2!3d-1.940278!4d29.873888 Google Maps]
*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search/where/Rwanda?q=rwanda&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
*[https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search/where/Rwanda?q=rwanda&sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No David Rumsey Historical Maps Collection]
*[[http://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Rwanda Old Maps of Rwanda]]
*[http://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Rwanda Old Maps of Rwanda]
*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=rwanda Library of Congress Maps Collection]
*[https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=rwanda Library of Congress Maps Collection]
*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?f%5Bsubject_geographic_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Central+Africa&q=central+africa&search_field=all_fields Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
*[https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?f%5Bsubject_geographic_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Central+Africa&q=central+africa&search_field=all_fields Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library]
*[http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/rwanda.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
*[http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/rwanda.html Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection]
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=rwanda+map&&and[]=subject%3A%22Maps%22 Archive.org]
*[https://archive.org/search.php?query=rwanda+map&&and=subject%3A%22Maps%22 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=central+africa Harvard University Scanned Maps]  
*[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=central+africa Harvard University Scanned Maps]  
*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/rwanda?CISOBOX1=rwanda UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
*[https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/search/searchterm/rwanda?CISOBOX1=rwanda UWM American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection]
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=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===
=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map  ===


To successfully research maps from COUNTRY, 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 '''[[Rwanda Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.
To successfully research maps from Rwanda, 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 '''[[Rwanda Gazetteers]]''' article for more information.


== Types of Maps  ==
== Types of Maps  ==
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