Old Maps - Baedeker's Old Guide Books
If you have ancestors in the UK, Spain, Portugal or the USA you will be interested in Baedeker's Old Guide Books which is a site containing old maps of the following -
Great Britain, 1910
London and its Environs, 1905
Spain and Portugal, 1901
The United States, 1909
The webmaster advises .....
This web-site has a collection of old maps that will be an aid to Genealogists and Local Historians. The maps are scanned from various Baedeker Guidebooks which were published before 1939.
Published at the time before the automobile was commonplace, the maps appearing on this web-site, gives a view of parts of Europe and America before the urban spread of the 20th century. Each map of a town shows details such as major buildings, major roads and streets (some named) and railways. The environs maps show less detail.
Great Britain, 1910
London and its Environs, 1905
Spain and Portugal, 1901
The United States, 1909
The webmaster advises .....
This web-site has a collection of old maps that will be an aid to Genealogists and Local Historians. The maps are scanned from various Baedeker Guidebooks which were published before 1939.
Published at the time before the automobile was commonplace, the maps appearing on this web-site, gives a view of parts of Europe and America before the urban spread of the 20th century. Each map of a town shows details such as major buildings, major roads and streets (some named) and railways. The environs maps show less detail.
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