Internet Public Library: Pathfinders determine directions or exact locations for places based on Here are a few atlasesthat should be have text listings of cities, countries, regions, bodies of http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48497
Extractions: Education ... Pathfinders This collection All of the IPL Advanced This pathfinder is designed to act as a starting point for finding information about maps and actual copies of maps. There are many different uses for maps and, hence, there are many different types of maps. Internet resources for maps include details of the physical and political layout of almost every corner of the earth, as well as maps that show human characteristics of the land, such as agricultural, growth rate, and pollution maps. There are also Internet sources that use on-line maps to determine directions or exact locations for places based on user input. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html) United Nations Environment Programme (http://www.grida.no/)
German Genealogy: Habsburg Empire atlases Krallert, Wilfried, Atlas zur Geschichte der a professional genealogist orservice, place the request Waves; Occupations; Etymology; regions of Settlement http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/AUT/aut-hun.html
Extractions: This regional page describes the Habsburg Empire as it existed from 1814-1918. The Empire was called the Austrian Empire starting in 1814 and the Austro-Hungarian Empire after 1867. The non-Hungarian half of the dual monarchy did not, in effect, have its own name and was officially referred to as the "kingdoms and crownlands represented in the imperial parliament." In popular parlance, this half of the empire came to be known as Austria, or Cis-Leithania , meaning the lands on "this side" (from the perspective of Vienna) of the Leitha River which formed part of the boundary of Austria and Hungary. Researchers of ancestors who lived in the Empire may also wish to visit our regional page for the state of Austria which at its capital Vienna maintains an enormous number of the Empire's records.
Map Library Collection Development Policy and external boundary changes, place name changes atlases of US regions on a selectivebasis. Astronomical atlases A few representative astronomical atlases. http://www.library.mun.ca/qeii/maps/collect.php
Extractions: Collection Development Policy The purpose of the general collection development policy of the Map Library is to provide a well-rounded collection of world-wide coverage comprised of general and thematic, small and large scale maps; national, provincial or state, regional, and thematic atlases; and related reference materials. In addition, as in the case of any modern University, it is essential for there to be special areas of emphasis because of the particular instructional and research needs of the University Community. The emphasis of this collection is on maps of Newfoundland, Canada, and the oceans around Newfoundland. The intensive collection of maps of Newfoundland should be carried out in cooperation with the Centre for Newfoundland Studies which currently houses the pre-1900 maps, as well as rare atlases. Because of the long-standing and still growing interest within the University in marine biology, oceanography, ocean engineering and other ocean related specialities, hydrographic, bathymetric, climatic, geologic, biogeographic and other marine related maps and charts are an important thematic area of concentration. In addition to the geographic areas of emphasis mentioned previously, attention must be paid to collecting cartographic materials relating to the rest of North America, especially New England, and Western Europe, especially Great Britain and the coastal areas of the Continent because of the interests of departments such as Geography, History, Geology, Engineering, and Biology.
Map atlases National and regional atlases, as well as Thematic atlases are collectedaccording to geographic Books collected include gazetteers, placename and http://www.library.yorku.ca/Home/About/CollPolicies/map.htm
Extractions: The Map Library collection supports a broad range of undergraduate and graduate research and instructional programmes. The use of the Map Library is interdisciplinary, and the collection focuses its support towards the needs of its primary users, which are the following faculties, departments and programmes: Geography, History, Environmental Studies, Social Science, Political Science, Anthropology, Education, Urban Studies, and Language Studies. The collection includes maps, atlases, aerial photographs, slides, microfiche, CD-ROMS, as well as journals and reference materials, such as gazetteers, cartobibliographies, dictionaries and dir ectories. The collection is extensive in subject coverage. In general, the guiding principle is to provide small scale map coverage for all areas of the world and most subjects to meet the needs of students at the undergraduate and graduate level. Large scale map coverage to meet research needs is acquired for selected areas, such as, the Toronto area and Southern Ontario. Exclusions include maps that accompany government reports and official plans integral to municipal government publications. These latter materials are acquired by the
General Reference Sources For French but in contrast with many international atlases, which give then reviews locationsby region and major guide to terms, concepts, places, people, institutions http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/mdx/bibliogs/freref.htm
Extractions: LIBRARY LOCATION CODES Coulet du Gard, René. Dictionary of French Place Names in the U. S. A. Newark [Del.]: Éditions des Deux Mondes, 1986. Brief background information on American place names of French origin (e.g. Baton Rouge, LA; Allouez, MI). Includes physical features (e.g. Beaucoup Creek, IL). Place names are listed alphabetically by state, with an index at the end of the volume. Q.912L32at1978 (STX) Atlas général Larousse . Paris: Larousse, 1978. This atlas is now over twenty years old, but in contrast with many international atlases, which give place names in English or in the language of the country depicted, this volume shows only the French names regardless of the country (e.g. North Dakota = Dakota du Nord). For this reason it may be helpful to francophones and students of French. Q929.420994 (MDR) Fordant, Laurent. Atlas des noms de famille en France . Paris: Archives et Culture, 1999. A French language resource which chronicles the geographical dispersion of sir names throughout France. It lists the most popular 1000 names and how they have changed rank in the last century. Also it addresses the influx of non-French names into the country. Statistics are given for France as a whole, individual regions, and individual departments.
Cornette Library: Find Information: Encyclopedias, Etc. atlases offer collections of maps bound together may cover the world, a specific regionlike the geographical dictionaries, list geographical places and provide http://www.wtamu.edu/library/research/reftools.shtml
Extractions: @import url(research.css); Online Resource Short Cuts: Cornette Library Catalog Databases, By Subject Databases, By Name Online Journals Frequently Asked Questions Help Connecting from Home Report Problems Academic Search Premier Academic, LexisNexis AGRICOLA Alternative Health Watch America: History and Life American Heritage Children's Dictionary American Humanities Index Annual Reviews Art Index ArticleFirst AskERIC Basic BIOSIS Business Source Premier Checkpoint, RIA Children's Dictionary CINAHL Clinical Pharmacology CollegeSource Online Computer Source Congressional, LexisNexis Dekker Journals Digital Dissertations EBSCO Spanish Interface EconLit Eighteenth Century Collections Online Electronic Collections Online Encyclopedia of Animals ERIC (AskERIC) ERIC (EBSCO) ERIC (FirstSearch) Gale Literary Databases GPO Monthly Catalog HAPI Health Reference Center Academic Health Source: Consumer Ed. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Ed. HeritageQuest Online Historical Abstracts InfoTrac Newspapers ingenta (formerly UnCover) Institute of Physics Journals Iter Journals@Ovid Full Text JSTOR Kluwer Online Journals LexisNexis Academic LexisNexis Statistical LibraryLit Literary Databases Literature Research Center MasterFILE Premier MAS Ultra: School Ed.
Sarah Byrd Askew Library - Maps, Atlases, Geography, And Travel as a gateway to maps and atlases covering all Storehouse of national, internationaland regional weather data Topographic maps of other places around the globe http://www.wpunj.edu/library/ReadyRef/magt.htm
Extractions: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm In development since 1997, this government-produced atlas makes good use of interactive web technology to generate maps based on authoritative national geospatial and geostatistical data sets collected by government agencies. Within the data parameters available, you can view scientific, social, or historical data in map formats.
WVU Libraries: West Virginia And Regional History Collection In addition to statewide, regional, and county atlases, local histories frequentlyinclude detailed maps. atlases are a good place to start in the http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/wvcollection/genealogy/maps.htm
Extractions: @import url(../style.css); Maps, Atlases, and Gazetteers Sources for West Virginia maps include atlases, history books, and the extensive collection of individual maps which are available at the West Virginia and Regional History Collection. In addition to statewide, regional, and county atlases, local histories frequently include detailed maps. Atlases are a good place to start in the search for specific counties, towns, districts, mountains, rivers, and other geographical locations.
Genealogy Unlimited - Dave Obee possibilities, but have narrowed down the region, you can already know the locationof a place, having a There are superb atlases available for Poland, at a http://www.genealogyunlimited.com/maps.html
Extractions: To use a map properly, you have to be able to visualize the area it shows. You have to be able to see it in your mind, based on the information offered to you in the map. To do that you have to understand how the map presents the information, and the purpose of the map. In other words, look for the legend, so you get some idea of distances, and you find out what all those symbols mean. In looking for a village in Eastern Europe, of course, you have to be flexible to a certain extent. The spelling you've been given might not appear on any map. It might have been a phonetic spelling done by a clerk who had never been to the area in question, and was simply doing his best to sort out what your ancestor was saying. If you know the exact name you're looking for, that will help. There might be times, though, when you'll have to get a map of an entire region, and then scan it for whatever seems right. Just try to ensure that you have the right general area. You use maps to locate towns and villages. A map will give you a general idea of where the community is. This should be done at at least two levels using a large-scale map that shows the towns in the immediate area, and a small-scale one that shows how the town fits in the region, or the country as a whole.
Extractions: Home Catalogue Guides Links ... A-Z Index The University Library atlas collection is to be found on B Floor Green Zone, and is shelved on the outer wall of the Map Room B32. A small number of atlases are kept in the Map Room itself - these can be consulted by enquiring in the Map Librarian's Office (Room B41) or at the Enquiry Desk on A Floor. The atlas collection consists mainly of world, national and regional topographic atlases. There are also several thematic atlases (e.g. astronomical, climatic, oceanographic atlases etc.) and world gazetteers. Please note that not all atlases are shelved in the collection - more specialised ones can be found in the appropriate subject area of the Library, e.g. most historical atlases are shelved in the history section on B Floor Purple Zone. This guide contains a brief selection of atlases from the collection. National and regional atlases contain topographic and political maps, but may also contain other valuable information on a variety of topics, e.g. Physical data - geology, soil, climate etc. Economic data - distribution of industrial resources, communications. Political and social data - population, local administrative areas, health and educational facilities. THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM (Kept in B32)
Missouri--Maps And Geography atlases. A collection of maps in book form. resources, agriculture, land use, publicworks, and regional or city how they can travel from one place to another. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mogeneal/maps.htm
Extractions: OAS_AD('Top'); How can maps help? Maps are made for many reasons, and as a result, vary in content. Some maps made for general purposes may show roads, towns and cities, rivers and lakes, parks, and State and local boundaries. New and old maps often reveal changing place names, and they may also show changes in the boundaries of nations and their subdivisions. They rarely name individual landowners or residents. In the United States, birth, death, property, and some other kinds of records are normally kept by county governments. If you can name the place where a kin lived, new or old maps of that place may also show the county seat where useful data about your kin may be obtained. Searches for data about an ancestor are often complicated by changes in the names and boundaries of places. GNIS The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Nation's official data base for place names. GNIS is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey and can often provide information on name changes. This data base contains two million entries. They include the names of places that no longer exist as well as other or secondary names for existing places. This automated system also contains the names of every type of feature except roads and highways. It is especially useful for genealogical research because it contains entries for very small and scattered communities as well as churches and cemeteries, including entries for those that no longer exist.
New Zealand Resources Subject Guide, University Of Otago Library New Zealand atlas 1987, CenAtlases G/2795 Search by place name, region, current orformer use lists existing historic structures or places currently threatened http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/subject_guides/nz-resources.html
Extractions: Catalogue Resources Catalogues Computing Resources ... Subject Guides Catalogue - use to find books and journals in the Library LCoNZ@Otago otago.lconz.ac.nz Catalogue tutorial The Hocken Library is a major resource for NZ and Pacific research. Its printed and audiovisual collections are in the Library catalogue. Archives and manuscripts are in a separate catalogue called Hakena Reference General An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966 Cen:Ref DU/414/EJ7 Bateman New Zealand encyclopedia 5th ed. 2000 Cen:Ref DU/414/BA16/2000 Cen:Ref DU/434/A2/CZ826/1999 The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: 1897-1908 Cen:Ref DU/417/CZ82 Heinemann dictionary of New Zealand quotations 1988 Cen:Ref PN/6081/HF24 Historical dictionary of New Zealand 1996 Cen:Ref DU/414/J393 An Introduction to New Zealand government 1991 Cen:Ref JQ/5811/RK24 New Zealand book of events 1986 Cen:Ref DU/414/NH318 Parliamentary practice in New Zealand 2nd ed. 1994
Maps - Ireland has a growing collection of Irish maps and atlases. has an index to grantors anda place index based on townlands that allows searching by region, whether or http://www.irishgenealogy.com/ireland/maps.htm
Branner Earth Sciences-Other Sources Of Map Information Maps Bibliography Catalogs; atlases Bibliography; Place names Ref G103 .W386 1997;California Place Names; the Center for Global Regional Environmental Research http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/branner/mappage.html
Extractions: Other Sources of Map Information These tools will lead you to maps that may be held at Stanford but which are not listed (or not listed separately) in Socrates. Those resources whose use is restricted to members of the Stanford community are marked with the icon. The Restricted Electronic Resources page allows Stanford users to connect to many databases from outside the Stanford Network. Choose the after a database name to see help for that resource. GeoRef
About The Map Collection - WMU Libraries While atlases and other books in the collection are available in the Archives andRegional History Collections complete listing of international place names are http://www.wmich.edu/library/maps/collections.php
Extractions: Text Only Skip Navigation Contents History. In the mid 1960s the library took over management of the map collection previously housed in the Geography Department. In 1969 the library became a depository for United States Geological Survey maps. The collection now contains almost 190,000 maps and 2,300 atlases. General Description. The map collection is a non-circulating reference collection of maps, atlases, gazetteers, soil surveys, and climatological publications. The collection exists to serve the research needs of the faculty, students, and staff of Western Michigan University. The vast majority of the maps are acquired through the U.S. depository program and consist of various topographic series from the United States Geological Survey, maps of foreign countries from the Central Intelligence Agency, national forest and grassland maps from the Department of the Interior, and nautical and aeronautical charts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Note: Please do not fold maps from the drawers, even if they seem to have been folded at one time. We are trying to preserve them; folding and refolding them will cause them to tear sooner.
Cleveland Public Library Ohio, and the Great Lakes region are emphasized Cuyahoga County real estate atlasesdepicting land parcels indexes, can aid in pinpointing places throughout the http://www.cpl.org/Locations.asp?FormMode=SDI&ID=9
Atlas atlases. This atlas contains 80 world and regional topical maps, such as of population Localesare organized by country and linked to a map for each place. http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/mdx/bibliogs/atlas.htm
Extractions: Atlases The New International Atlas. A beautifully illustrated world atlas prefaced by a series of subject maps, such as of terrain, climate, settlement, population, and communications. There are five classifications of maps used in the atlas, from overviews of entire continents to images of major cities and their environs. (City maps are not included, however.) The text is in English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Cities are easily located through the Index at the back of the volume. 912.56 H184a (MDR) Paris: Dictionnaires le Robert, 1999. This atlas contains 80 world and regional topical maps, such as of population, economy, cultural aspects, etc. The maps and accompanying diagrams are easy to read. Gazetteers Directory that locates and identifies nearly three million cities and towns around the world. Locales are organized by country and linked to a map for each place. Included are Google search engine links to internet sites related to each city or town.
Thomas R. Smith Map Collection - University Of Kansas Libraries Outside our open hours you will find atlases in the A good place to start is our website,where you will maps to maps of the state and the surrounding region. http://www2.lib.ku.edu/mapscoll/search.htm
Extractions: Find a Resource Select a Search Group Business History Internet Search Engines Library Catalogs-KU Social Sciences If you need to locate an unfamiliar place name, you will find a wide range of gazetteers and atlases containing indexes of place names in the T.R. Smith Map Collection. The staff on duty will be glad to recommend the best place-name index for your purpose. They can also help you to locate the place on a map. Outside our open hours you will find atlases in the reference areas of Anschutz, Watson and Spencer Libraries. Alternatively, there are gazetteers for both American and foreign place names at the U.S. Geological Survey's website at http://geonames.usgs.gov/ We recommend that you start with an online search but that you also visit or contact the T.R. Smith Map Collection to find out about maps not yet listed in the online catalog. Individual maps and map series listed in the KU Libraries online catalog include most of our recent maps published by U.S. government agencies and a smaller percentage of our holdings of maps from other American and foreign sources. Older maps are being added to the online catalog as our transition from card catalog to online catalog progresses.
Extractions: Where in the World is....?: Genealogical Research with Maps and Atlases July-August 2001 Volume 3, number 4 On This Page Finding Aids Genealogical and Historical Resources State and County Atlases Fire Insurance Maps Gazetteers and Place Name Dictionaries Internet Resouces Maps provide invaluable historical, physical and cultural information to researchers, as they help identify towns, property ownership, railroads, family farms, local cemeteries, and schoolhouses. The Library of Michigan maintains a large collection of maps and atlases that can be used for Michigan historical and genealogical research. Titles may be located by searching ANSWER , the Library's online catalog. The easiest way to locate map or atlas resources on ANSWER is to enter the place name or subject as a keyword, followed by the word maps. Here are some additional suggestions to help maximize your search results: michigan maps cemeteries michigan maps ingham county mich maps michigan atlases detroit mich maps geographical names michigan topographic maps michigan Adding a specific geographic location will also help refine your search. For example, michigan maps AND kalamazoo will retrieve materials that focus on the city or county of Kalamazoo. When searching by keyword, it is not necessary to capitalize proper nouns.
