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== Overview == | |||
Maps show places, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. | Maps are important for locating the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. | ||
Maps show places, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. | |||
Maps are published separately or in atlases: bound collections of maps. They may also be in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. Maps give many kinds of information: | == Types of Maps == | ||
Maps are published separately or in atlases: bound collections of maps. They may also be in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. Maps give many kinds of information: | |||
Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, land owners, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information. | Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, land owners, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information. Atlasas for more localized regional and localized areas, and topographical maps give good county and land information. | ||
== Local Maps for Russia and Localities Within Russia == | |||
City maps with street names and political ward boundaries are extremely helpful when researching large cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. | City maps with street names and political ward boundaries are extremely helpful when researching large cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. | ||
*http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html | *http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html | ||
'''[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/LocationRussia.png [[Image:800px-LocationRussia.png|Image:LocationRussia.png]]]''' | '''[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/LocationRussia.png [[Image:800px-LocationRussia.png|Image:LocationRussia.png]]]''' | ||
Map of the current '''Federation of Russia''' which covers 11 time zones. | Map of the current '''Federation of Russia''' which covers 11 time zones. | ||
'''Maps of historic Russia''' http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#russia | '''Maps of historic Russia''' http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#russia | ||
'''Map of Russia’s Ethnic Republics''' | '''Map of Russia’s Ethnic Republics''' | ||
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/russia_ethnic94.jpg | http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/russia_ethnic94.jpg | ||
'''Family History Library Books''' (FHL INTL Book) | '''Family History Library Books''' (FHL INTL Book) | ||
Russia in maps : a history of the geographical study and cartography of the country '''947 E7pa''' | Russia in maps : a history of the geographical study and cartography of the country '''947 E7pa''' | ||
The Jews of Russia : their history in maps and photographs '''947 F2gma''' | The Jews of Russia : their history in maps and photographs '''947 F2gma''' | ||
A map history of Russia | A map history of Russia | ||
'''947 H3cb''' | '''947 H3cb''' | ||
A Keyword search of the FHLC for “maps of Russia” yielded 330 titles. | A Keyword search of the FHLC for “maps of Russia” yielded 330 titles. | ||
[[Category:Russia]] | [[Category:Russia]] | ||
== Note About Mid-20th Century Maps of Russia == | |||