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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. | 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 == | == 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. | ||
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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. | ||
* Maps of the Russian guberniyas (provinces) can be found [http://www.wwii-photos-maps.com/19thcenturyrussianmaps/ here]. All the maps were created from 1820–26. The descriptions are in Russian so use a browser translation tool to translate the page into your native tongue. | |||
[[Category:Russia]] | [[Category:Russia]] | ||