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Maps are an important source for locating places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns, transportation routes, and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. | Maps are an important source for locating places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns, transportation routes, and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. | ||
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#The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, the town now known as Toszek was Tost before 1918. | #The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, the town now known as Toszek was Tost before 1918. | ||
#Place-names are often misspelled in American sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted. For example, Warszawa may be found as Warsaw on some maps. | #Place-names are often misspelled in American sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted. For example, Warszawa may be found as Warsaw on some maps. | ||
#Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps. | #Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps. | ||
#The most common types of maps are road maps and topographical maps. | #The most common types of maps are road maps and topographical maps. Road maps are good because they usually contain an index of place names and they provide accurate distances and locational relationships. Topographical maps are often available in more detailed scales and are especially useful for picturing the topography (contours and elevations) of the region. They often also include very small named settlements such mills, foundries, inns and others that would not typically appear on a road map. The big disadvantage of topographical maps is that they do not include place name indexes. | ||
=== Finding the Specific Town on the Map === | === Finding the Specific Town on the Map === | ||
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''Atlas geograficzny illustrowany królestwa polskiego'' ''(An illustrated geographical atlas of the Kingdom of Poland)''. Scale 1:420,000. Warszawa: J. M.Bazewicz, 1907. (FHL book 943.8 E3b; film 0873665 item 3; fiche 6000827.) | ''Atlas geograficzny illustrowany królestwa polskiego'' ''(An illustrated geographical atlas of the Kingdom of Poland)''. Scale 1:420,000. Warszawa: J. M.Bazewicz, 1907. (FHL book 943.8 E3b; film 0873665 item 3; fiche 6000827.) | ||
Instructions for use: | Instructions for use: | ||
This is a detailed atlas of the Kingdom of Poland. This includes only those parts of Poland which were under Russian rule from 1815-1918. The atlas has a separate map for each district (Powiat). The index lists all districts according to province (Gubernia) with the page number for each. | |||
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Towns which had Roman Catholic parishes are marked with a cross. If you are looking for a specific town, you must know the district it was in. You can get this information from a gazetteer.. | Towns which had Roman Catholic parishes are marked with a cross. If you are looking for a specific town, you must know the district it was in. You can get this information from a gazetteer.. | ||
''Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski.'' ''(Poland: A Historical Atlas)''. New York, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., 1987. (FHL book 943.8E7p.) | ''Iwo Cyprian Pogonowski.'' ''(Poland: A Historical Atlas)''. New York, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., 1987. (FHL book 943.8E7p.) | ||
=== Topographical Maps On Line === | === Topographical Maps On Line === | ||
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Two sets of good topographical maps covering Poland are available on line. You will have to know the location of your village before you can use them OR they can be very useful for manually searching for a village if you cannot find it indexed anywhere yet you know it to be close to another main town. | Two sets of good topographical maps covering Poland are available on line. You will have to know the location of your village before you can use them OR they can be very useful for manually searching for a village if you cannot find it indexed anywhere yet you know it to be close to another main town. | ||
[http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm Austrian Series] at 1:200,000 scale; 1910 era | [http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm Austrian Series] at 1:200,000 scale; 1910 era | ||
[http://english.mapywig.org/news.php Mapywig] most at 1:100,000 scale; others available from 1:750,000 down to very detailed 1:25,000; generally pre WW II era | [http://english.mapywig.org/news.php Mapywig] most at 1:100,000 scale; others available from 1:750,000 down to very detailed 1:25,000; generally pre WW II era | ||
Tip: When you open these maps, standard magnification is generally not readable and the normal increase in magnification with the browser makes them difficult to use. Once you find the one you want, right click on the image and download it to your computer. Then use your image viewing program to open it and set the magnification level at whatever best suits your needs. | Tip: When you open these maps, standard magnification is generally not readable and the normal increase in magnification with the browser makes them difficult to use. Once you find the one you want, right click on the image and download it to your computer. Then use your image viewing program to open it and set the magnification level at whatever best suits your needs. | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
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*http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blpoland.htm | *http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blpoland.htm | ||
*http://www.pgsa.org/geomaps.php#Maps | *http://www.pgsa.org/geomaps.php#Maps | ||
*http://www.sggee.org/research/village_maps | *http://www.sggee.org/research/village_maps | ||
*http://polmap.republika.pl/polska1.htm. | *http://polmap.republika.pl/polska1.htm. | ||
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[[Category:Poland]] | [[Category:Poland]] | ||