The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: A State-by-State Atlas of US History, 1790-1900 - eBook

The Family Tree Historical Maps Book is the ultimate collection of vintage maps for genealogists with American ancestry. This extensive state-by-state collection of historical maps—designed especially for genealogy—will help family historians understand the territorial boundaries and place names of their ancestor’s lifetime so they can locate their ancestors’ genealogical records.

Envision your ancestors’ world—as your ancestors knew it—through hundreds of beautiful full-color reproductions of useful 18th century maps and 19th century maps. The maps illustrate the historical boundaries of each of the U.S. states as they progressed from territories to statehood and show the shifting of county boundaries and names over the years within states.

You’ll love this book if:

You want to understand the historical geographic context for your ancestors’ lives.You want to identify historical places and where local courthouse records may be located.You want additional ideas on where to look for census records, birth, marriage and death records and other historical records.