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=== Atlases === | === Atlases === | ||
Maps are published either individually or as collection in an '''atlas'''. Many atlases feature geopolitical, social, religious, and economic statistics.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Atlas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas, accessed 9 May 2019.</ref>''Historical atlases'' are especially useful because they tend to plot historic towns and landmarks more accurately than old maps do in relation to jurisdictional boundaries and geographic features. You can find online historical atlases at [https://www.davidrumsey.com/view/atlases David Rumsey Map Collection] | Maps are published either individually or as collection in an '''atlas'''. Many atlases feature geopolitical, social, religious, and economic statistics.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Atlas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas, accessed 9 May 2019.</ref> ''Historical atlases'' are especially useful because they tend to plot historic towns and landmarks more accurately than old maps do in relation to jurisdictional boundaries and geographic features. You can find online historical atlases at [https://www.davidrumsey.com/view/atlases David Rumsey Map Collection] | ||
=== Census maps === | === Census maps === | ||