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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Maps are important for locating the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. | Maps are important for locating the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. Maps show places, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. | ||
Maps show places, geographical features, transportation routes, and proximity to other towns. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. | |||
== Types of Maps == | |||
Maps are published separately or in atlases: bound collections of maps. They may also be in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. Maps give many kinds of information: | Maps are published separately or in atlases: bound collections of maps. They may also be in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. Maps give many kinds of 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. | 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 == | ||
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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. | *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. | ||
== Note About Mid-20th Century Maps of Russia == | == Note About Mid-20th Century Maps of Russia == | ||
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For this reason, maps from this era may need to be compared with either pre-1950 maps or post 1990s maps and satellite images to confirm the location of places during that time period. This is also true for any of the nations that were satellites of the Soviet Union during the same time period. | For this reason, maps from this era may need to be compared with either pre-1950 maps or post 1990s maps and satellite images to confirm the location of places during that time period. This is also true for any of the nations that were satellites of the Soviet Union during the same time period. | ||
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