German Maps & Facts for Genealogy
German Maps & Facts for Genealogy; by Wendy Uncapher & Linda Herrick, 72 pp; Soft Bound; 8.5x11; 2001, 2012 printing; Item #O-BK163.
This book points out the uniqueness of Germany in over 100 maps including detailed historic maps of kingdoms, duchies, and principalities, to hand-rendered maps showing the religion of the states, location of major rivers, and what was included in Prussia. The following maps are included:
- German Settlement Growth – showing the evolution of German settlement from abt. 700 AD through the early 1800s.
- Germany 1892 (detailed map from the Chicago Chronicles Unrivaled Atlas of the World, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago 1901. The map includes an index to the major cities in 1901, as well as an index to the Kingdoms, Duchies, and Principalities – making the map extremely useful.
- Holy Roman Empire - 800-1806.
- Confederation of the Rhine 1806-1814.
- German Confederation 1815-1866.
- North German Confederation 1866-1870.
- German Empire (Deutsches Reich) 1871-1918.
- Weimar Republic 1918-1933.
- Third Reich 1833-1945.
- Allied Occupation 1945-1949.
- German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 1949-1990.
- Federal Republic of German (West Germany) 1949-1990.
- Federal Republic of Germany 1990-Present.
- Germany’s European Neighbors- Post WWII-1989.
- German Colonies – with explanation text and dates.
- German Emigration to the U.S.
- Areas Affected by Wars – includes: Bohemian War 1618-20; Palatinate War 1621-23; Lower Saxon-Danish War 1625-29; Polish-Swedish War 1625-29; Swedish War 1630-34; Franco-Swedish War 1635-48; Treaty of Westphalia – 1648 Peace settlement for Thirty Years Was; Northern War 1655-60; Wars of Louis XIV 1667-97; Great Northern War 1700-21; War of Spanish Succession 1701-1714; Wars of Austrian Succession 1740-48; and the Seven Years’ War 1765-63 (The Third Silesian War). These are separate maps showing the regions affected by the war (as well as those unaffected).
- German Migration 1940-1951.
- Historic Regions of the German Empire.
- German Dialects.
- German-Speaking Areas in Europe.
- German-Speaking Area in Russia.
- Religion – showing the regions where those of the Roman Catholic & Evangelical principally lived.
- Civil Registration – showing when Civil Registration started for the regions of Germany.
- Population Density about 1870.
- Forest & Mountains – showing the mountain ranges and forest for Germany.
- Elevation map for Germany.
- Major German Rivers.
- Industrial Products – showing major products of industry for Germany.
- Farm Products - showing major farm products for Germany.
- Farm Layout – map showing how farms were typically laid out around the villages in Germany – the example used is Maden, Hesse-Kassel.
- Railway Growth – 3 maps 1850, 1866 and 1880 with a chart of early important railway links.
- Ports and Shipping Routes – Trade Routes from Major Emigration Ports.
- Travel Distance – showing the German Empire and relative distances.
- Prussia – maps for: Brandenburg Land by 1640; by 1744; by 1793; 1806-1815; 1815-1865; 1866-1918.
- Alsace-Lorraine.
- Baden.
- Bavaria.
- Brandenburg.
- Brunswick & Anhalt & Waldeck.
- East Prussia.
- Hanover.
- Hesse.
- Lippe & Schaumburg-Lippe.
- Mecklenburg.
- Oldenburg.
- Palatinate.
- Pomerania.
- Posen.
- Rhineland.
- Kingdom of Saxony.
- Province of Saxony.
- Schleswig-Holstein.
- Silesia.
- Thuringia.
- Westphalia.
- West Prussia.
- Wuerttemberg (Württemberg).
- Relationship Map of Central Germany 1871 – showing how the German States lay out in relationship to each other.
- Detailed Map of Thuringia.
Also found in this book are population charts; timelines showing why people left, where they left from, and where they were heading; migration figures; terms; lists of rivers, forests, and mountains. Following is a listing of some of the charts, text and timelines:
- Events That Affected Migration.
- Most Common Reasons to Leave for all Time Periods.
- Annual Migration Statistics.
- German Emigration to the U.S.
- Germanic Migration in Europe.
- German Migration 1940-1951.
- German Dialects.
- Religion – showing numbers of those of the Evangelical, Catholic, Jewish, Other, and non-Christian Religions in 1871 (by German State).
- 1875 Male & Female Population for the German States.
- Population for German States in Selected Years.
- Population for the German States in 1855 & 1871.
- German Rivers by name of river and German state/states in which it flows.
- Major Ports Used by German Emigrants – with details and timeline.
- Place Names in Other Languages (German – English – French – Polish – Other).
- Terms found in Records.
- Postal Codes.
- Bibliography.
- Index.