Europe Maps

  • 1799 Cary Map of Prussia and Lithuania
    Europe Maps,  Prussia Maps,  Tips & Opinions

    Pre-WW2 Maps of Poland & the former German East

    In keeping with my map theme, I have provided links and pointers to what I consider 4 of the Internet’s best sites for genealogically useful maps covering the regions of pre-WW2 Poland (Polska) and the former German Eastern Provinces (mainly, Ost und West Preussen, Silesian, Pommern).  When used in combination with current map tools such as Google Maps, you should meet with fairly high success in finding old place locations, names, etc.  At least, I have had that good fortune. Kartenmeister The most comprehensive database of its kind in the world. It contains 90820 locations with over 38.691 name changes once, and 5,500 twice and more. All locations are EAST…

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  • Deutscher-Volks-und-Kulturboden-1937
    Europe Maps,  Prussia

    Deutsche Mundarten- German Language

    Deutsche Dialekten seit 1945 Deutsche Dialekten um 1910 revised: 14 Feb 2018 1 June 2021   The following library illustrates more of the German dialect and Language evolution (spread and contraction). The maps below also indicate where various German dialects were (are) spoken…