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== Using Maps == | |||
Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: | Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: | ||
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*Political boundaries are not always clearly indicated on maps. | *Political boundaries are not always clearly indicated on maps. | ||
== Finding the Specific Town on the Map == | |||
To do successful research in Brazil you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because many towns have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can locate the correct town on a map. You will be more successful if you have some information about the town. You can search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about the following: | To do successful research in Brazil you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because many towns have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can locate the correct town on a map. You will be more successful if you have some information about the town. You can search gazetteers, histories, family records, and other sources to learn all you can about the following: | ||
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Use gazetteers to identify the municipality and state your ancestor’s town was in. This will distinguish it from other towns of the same name and help you correctly locate it on a map. See [[Brazil Gazetteers]] for more information. | Use gazetteers to identify the municipality and state your ancestor’s town was in. This will distinguish it from other towns of the same name and help you correctly locate it on a map. See [[Brazil Gazetteers]] for more information. | ||
== Finding Maps and Atlases == | |||
Collections of maps and atlases are available at numerous historical societies and at public and university libraries. Major collections for Brazil are at the National Library, in Rio de Janeiro. | Collections of maps and atlases are available at numerous historical societies and at public and university libraries. Major collections for Brazil are at the National Library, in Rio de Janeiro. | ||
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Below is an excellent set of maps that comes with an index of towns. It lists the longitude and latitude of each town and two coordinates where it can be found on the map. It can be used as a gazetteer: | Below is an excellent set of maps that comes with an index of towns. It lists the longitude and latitude of each town and two coordinates where it can be found on the map. It can be used as a gazetteer: | ||
''Carta do Brasil ao milionésimo (Map of Brazil on the millionth scale''). Rio de Janeiro: Serviço Gráfico da Fundação IBGE, 1972. | ''Carta do Brasil ao milionésimo (Map of Brazil on the millionth scale''). Rio de Janeiro: Serviço Gráfico da Fundação IBGE, 1972. {{FHL|981 E3in}} | ||
Some other helpful maps at the Family History Library are found in: | Some other helpful maps at the Family History Library are found in: | ||
''Carta do Brasil (Map of Brazil''). Scale 1:500,000. 68 maps. Rio de Janeiro: Conselho Nacional de Geografia, 1945–1967. | ''Carta do Brasil (Map of Brazil''). Scale 1:500,000. 68 maps. Rio de Janeiro: Conselho Nacional de Geografia, 1945–1967. {{FHL|981E7b}} The library lacks numbers 10, 11, 19, 47, and 50. | ||
Helpful atlases for Brazil are: | Helpful atlases for Brazil are: | ||
Ira, Rudolf. ''Atlas do Brasil Globo: com os mapas políticos e físicos do Brasil e os mapas dos seus Estados e Território (The Global Atlas of Brazil: with political and fiscal maps of Brazil and maps of their states and territories''). 30 maps. Porto Alegre: Editora Globo, 1960. | Ira, Rudolf. ''Atlas do Brasil Globo: com os mapas políticos e físicos do Brasil e os mapas dos seus Estados e Território (The Global Atlas of Brazil: with political and fiscal maps of Brazil and maps of their states and territories''). 30 maps. Porto Alegre: Editora Globo, 1960. {{FHL|981 E7i}} | ||
Mello, Francisco Ignácio Marcondes Homem de. ''Atlas do Brazil (Atlas of Brazil''). 29 maps. Rio de Janeiro: F. Briguiet, 1909. | Mello, Francisco Ignácio Marcondes Homem de. ''Atlas do Brazil (Atlas of Brazil''). 29 maps. Rio de Janeiro: F. Briguiet, 1909. {{FHL|981 E7m}}; film {{FHL|0924466}} item 3 | ||
For other helps on finding place names, see [[Brazil Gazetteers]]. | For other helps on finding place names, see [[Brazil Gazetteers]]. | ||