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http://www.davidrumsey.com/ | *[http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/California/ David Rumsey Map collection] is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. There is also a map of [http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/Southern_California/ Southern California]. | ||
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 | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 4 August 2011
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A helpful statewide atlas for California is Warren A. Beck, Historical Atlas of California (Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1974. (Family History Library book 979.4 E3b; fiche 6054102).
City ward maps of San Francisco for the years 1853, 1856, 1867, 1877, and 1894 are on Family History Library film 1377700; fiche 6016767-71. These are useful with census reports.
The Family History Library has a selection of maps of the gold regions and mining districts, ghost towns, railways, and topographic features. Large map collections from pioneer times to the present are also at each of the University of California campuses (including Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz) and the fourteen campuses of California State College.
United States Census Bureau State and County Map. This map will allow you to zoom in on any state or county in the United States and read the names of all of the neighboring counties.
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/california.html
http://www.csun.edu/~maplibr/Resources/MpRe.html
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/MapCollections.html
http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/maps/camaps.shtml
- David Rumsey Map collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. There is also a map of Southern California.
Printable maps are also available from the National Atlas of the United States -- http://nationalatlas.gov/printable.html