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A valuable atlas that shows names of landowners is:  
A valuable atlas that shows names of landowners is:  


Beers, Daniel G. ''Atlas of the State of Delaware''. . . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Pomeroy and Beers, 1868. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=133067&disp=Atlas+of+the+state+of+Delaware++ fiche 6332689].)  
Beers, Daniel G. ''Atlas of the State of Delaware''. . . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Pomeroy and Beers, 1868. (Family History Library {{FHL|133067|title-id|disp=fiche 6332689}}.)  


There are United States atlases for the following years with excellent Delaware maps: 1790, 1810, 1823, 1838, 1862, 1878, 1884, and 1917 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=002083 film 002083].)  
There are United States atlases for the following years with excellent Delaware maps: 1790, 1810, 1823, 1838, 1862, 1878, 1884, and 1917 (Family History Library {{FHL|002083|film|disp=film 002083}}.)  


The best atlas for showing changes in county formation and boundary disputes is by the:  
The best atlas for showing changes in county formation and boundary disputes is by the:  


*Newberry Library. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980''. Volume 1. John H. Long, ed. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall &amp; Company, 1984. (Family History Library&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=16321&disp=Historical+atlas+and+chronology+of+count%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Ref book 973 E7hL v. 1; fiche 6051426; 3 fiche].)
*Newberry Library. ''Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788-1980''. Volume 1. John H. Long, ed. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall &amp; Company, 1984. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|16321|title-id|disp=Ref book 973 E7hL v. 1; fiche 6051426; 3 fiche}}.)


Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html  
Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html  
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