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Maps are an important source to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. Maps can help you locate places, parishes, churches, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Maps may be published individually or in a bound collection called an atlas. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | Maps are an important source to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. Maps can help you locate places, [http://norwayparishes.com parishes], churches, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Maps may be published individually or in a bound collection called an atlas. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | ||
Different types of maps can help you in different ways. Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information. Road atlases provide detailed information about the road systems of Norway. | Different types of maps can help you in different ways. Historical atlases describe the growth and development of countries. They show boundaries, migration routes, settlement patterns, military campaigns, and other historical information. Road atlases provide detailed information about the road systems of Norway. | ||
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You can purchase maps of Norway from: | You can purchase maps of Norway from: | ||
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[http://digitalarkivet.no/norkart/index-eng.htm Online maps for Norway] | [http://digitalarkivet.no/norkart/index-eng.htm Online maps for Norway] | ||
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== Maps of Norway == | == Maps of Norway == | ||
[[Image:Norway County Maps (Heading).jpg|thumb|left]] [[Image:Norway County Map2.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Norway County Maps (Heading).jpg|thumb|left|Norway County Maps (Heading).jpg]] [[Image:Norway County Map2.jpg|thumb|right|Norway County Map2.jpg]] | ||
== Akershus and Aust-Agder Counties == | == Akershus and Aust-Agder Counties == | ||
[[Image:Akershus County and Oslo.jpg|thumb|left]] [[Image:Aust-Agder County.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Akershus County and Oslo.jpg|thumb|left|Akershus County and Oslo.jpg]] [[Image:Aust-Agder County.jpg|thumb|right|Aust-Agder County.jpg]] | ||
== Bergen City and Buskerud County == | == Bergen City and Buskerud County == | ||
[[Image:Bergen.jpg|thumb|left]][[Image:Buskerud County.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Bergen.jpg|thumb|left|Bergen.jpg]][[Image:Buskerud County.jpg|thumb|right|Buskerud County.jpg]] | ||
== Finnmark and Hedmark Counties == | == Finnmark and Hedmark Counties == | ||
[[Image:Finnmark County1.jpg|thumb|left]] [[Image:Hedmark County.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Finnmark County1.jpg|thumb|left|Finnmark County1.jpg]] [[Image:Hedmark County.jpg|thumb|right|Hedmark County.jpg]] | ||
== Hordaland and Møre og Romsdal Counties == | == Hordaland and Møre og Romsdal Counties == | ||
[[Image:Hordaland County.jpg|thumb|left]] [[Image:More og Romsdal County1.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Hordaland County.jpg|thumb|left|Hordaland County.jpg]] [[Image:More og Romsdal County1.jpg|thumb|right|More og Romsdal County1.jpg]] | ||
== Nordland and Nord-Trøndelag Counties == | == Nordland and Nord-Trøndelag Counties == | ||
[[Image:Nordland County.jpg|thumb|left]] [[Image:Nord-Trondelag County.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Nordland County.jpg|thumb|left|Nordland County.jpg]] [[Image:Nord-Trondelag County.jpg|thumb|right|Nord-Trondelag County.jpg]] | ||
== Oppland County and Oslo City == | == Oppland County and Oslo City == | ||
[[Image:Oppland County.jpg|thumb|left]] [[Image:Oslo.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Oppland County.jpg|thumb|left|Oppland County.jpg]] [[Image:Oslo.jpg|thumb|right|Oslo.jpg]] | ||
== Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane Counties == | == Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane Counties == | ||
[[Image:Rogaland County.jpg|thumb|left]] [[Image:Sogn og Fjordane County1.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Rogaland County.jpg|thumb|left|Rogaland County.jpg]] [[Image:Sogn og Fjordane County1.jpg|thumb|right|Sogn og Fjordane County1.jpg]] | ||
== Sør-Trøndelag and Telemark Counties == | == Sør-Trøndelag and Telemark Counties == | ||
[[Image:Sør-Trøndelag County.jpg|thumb|left]] [[Image:Telemark County.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Sør-Trøndelag County.jpg|thumb|left|Sør-Trøndelag County.jpg]] [[Image:Telemark County.jpg|thumb|right|Telemark County.jpg]] | ||
== Troms and Vest-Agder Counties == | == Troms and Vest-Agder Counties == | ||
[[Image:Troms County1.jpg|thumb|left]] [[Image:Vest-Agder County.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Troms County1.jpg|thumb|left|Troms County1.jpg]] [[Image:Vest-Agder County.jpg|thumb|right|Vest-Agder County.jpg]] | ||
== Vestfold and Østfold Counties == | == Vestfold and Østfold Counties == | ||
[[Image:Vestfold County.jpg|thumb|left]][[Image:Østfold County.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Vestfold County.jpg|thumb|left|Vestfold County.jpg]][[Image:Østfold County.jpg|thumb|right|Østfold County.jpg]] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||