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Internet resources maps and other materials on history of Europe and the world:
Resources in Ukrainian and Russian languages:
www.cossackdom.com/mapsu.html
17 high resolution maps of Ukraine and surrounding region of XVI-XX cc, titled in Ukrainian and English and a lot of other materials on history of Cossacks.
http://militarymaps.narod.ru
Maps of military actions from different editions:
History of Second World War 1939-1945. Atlas of the officer. Operative maps of military actions of allied troops in Western Europe.
Atlas of WWII: Asia and Pacific ocean.
Dieppe operation 1942, and many other resources.
http://rkka.ru/imaps.htm
All military and tactic maps of Red Army 1917-1945. Russian language.
http://militarymaps.narod.ru/
Systemized Maps of military actions of WWII. Russian and English version. Links to other military sites. Operative maps of Soviet and German general staff.
http://militarymaps.narod.ru/atlases.html#other
Atlases and maps of different historical periods in Russian and English versions. Very good high resolution materials. Geographical maps of the World of XVI-XVIII. Old maps and seals. Atlases of Russian Empire of 1745 and 1823. World Atlas for German schools of 1848. Big World Atlas by Marks 1910. Historical atlases 1905 and 1911. Military atlas of the First World War. Pocket atlases of the USSR 1939 and of the World 1940. Pocket atlas for Wermacht soldiers of 1941.
www.inwar.info/maps.html
Site of Military history provides high-resolution maps in Russian language presenting: WWI and WWII, Soviet-Polish war 1919-20, Soviet-Finland war 1939-40, Cold war 1946-89, Arab-Israel war 1948-49, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iran-Iraqi war 1980-88, Falklands 1982, military conflicts in Karabakh, Georgia-Aphasia, Chechnya, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Israel and Lebanon 2006. You can also find fiction about war, articles, documents, and history of wars, photos, art, posters, and audio materials.
http://sumy.net.ua/?p=1
History of Ukraine in 19 maps presenting Geography of the Ukrainian lands, ethno-logistic settings, Greek colonies, Eastern Europe in 250-800, East Slavic and adjacent tribes in the 9th century, Trade roads of Medieval Europe, Kievan Rus' in the 11th century, Southern Rus' circa 1250, Ukrainian lands circa 1400, Ukrainian lands after 1569, Zaporozhia, Cossack state after 1649, Ukrainian lands after 1667, Ukrainian lands circa 1750, Dnepr Ukraine 1850, Western Ukraine 1772-1914, Ukrainian lands 1914-1919, Ukrainian lands during the interwar years, Ukrainian lands during WWII.
Resources in English language:
http://atlas.milua.org/
Atlas of military and historical maps present various maps of Ancient Greece and Alexander Macedonian state.
http://europa.eu.int/abc/index_en.htm
"Europa" is the portal site of the European Union. This section of the site provides bite-sized information about the EU, giving a very quick guide to the member states, maps, treaties and laws, the history and the euro jargon.
http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/index_en.htm
Present member states of the EU. Interactive map can be touched at any member country and interesting facts and useful links about the country appear.
www.bbc.co.uk/worldclass/
BBC World Class. Information on how to go about twinning your school with one overseas and how to get funding and support. You can also read about the experiences of other twinned schools and their ideas for a successful partnership.
www.bbc.co.uk/worldclass/twinning_map/
Twinned schools in UK. You can click on the map to view the twinned schools in that location and also you may add your school partnership.
www.maphistory.info/imageeurcont.html
The only comprehensive listing of early map image sites. A huge collection of more than 450 websites of various historic maps of countries and cities of Europe. Some of them are:
www.library.ucla.edu/yrl/reference/maps/blaeu/index.htm
Europe. Willem and Joan Blaeu (over 100 maps, viewable in three [slow-loading] resolutions, including high res., from an incomplete copy of volume 1 of Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [1645], comprising 'Europa, Germania, Germania Inferior' (i.e. eastern and northern Europe, Germany and the Netherlands) - Charles E.Young Research Library, UCLA) {August 2002}
Past Pages
Antique Maps, Prints and Ephemera
www.pastpages.co.uk/site-files/Page05-Maps-EuropeA.htm
Maps - Europe - A to F (Austria to France)
www.pastpages.co.uk/site-files/Page05-Maps-EuropeG.htm
Maps - Europe - G (Germany to Greece)
www.pastpages.co.uk/site-files/Page05-Maps-EuropeH.htm
Maps - Europe - H to P (Holland to Prussia)
www.pastpages.co.uk/site-files/Page05-Maps-EuropeR.htm
Maps - Europe - R to T (Russia to Turkey)
www.oldmapsbooks.com
Old & Rare Maps & Books. Brian DiMambro Rare books and maps. Original Old & Rare Maps & Books Vast stock continually updated
www.worldwar1.com/maproom.htm
Europe. World War 1. Trenches on the web (a selection of medium res. images, mostly of France, 'reproduced from sets published by The Battery Press in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum') {April 2001} here are some maps of various regions, battles and theaters of operation.
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm
3-rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary. Index sheet of the general map of Central Europe with downloading big images of all the regions based on original sheets - maps published about 1910 (1:200 000)
http://feefhs.org/maps/INDEXMAP.HTML
The FEEFHS East European Map Room has a 51 map collection from the Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World cover almost all of central and eastern Europe, including all of the German Empire and the Russian Empire. (XIX-XX cc)
http://www2.genealogy.net/privat/flacker/karten.htm
Historical maps of southeastern Europe mostly of Hungary (1526-1942)
www.maphistory.info/imageeurcont.html
So on the mentioned before You can find any country of Europe.
http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/History_of_Europe_as_a_Supranational_Region:_Primary_Documents
History of Europe as a Supranational Region: Primary Documents. These links connect to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. They shed light on key historical happenings within the respective countries and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history. The order of documents is chronological wherever possible. You can find maps, state, regional, city and personal symbols and other information.
www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps/linkfrme.htm
Free outline maps of the World, Europe, US etc to download and print for personal and classroom use.
www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html
All The Worlds Maps. A Compilation of Each Nation's Maps - Including Cities.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/badeslade/
This site contains a detailed examination of Chorographical Britannic, an atlas of the counties of England and Wales, first published in 1742 by William Henry Toms.
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/europe.html
Europe Maps - from the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection Europe Satellite Images
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/geography.htm
Free maps and map puzzles to learn United States and World geography with Maps that Teach. Free interactive maps and map puzzles to learn continents, countries, states, capitals, borders, physical features and cultural monuments. Maps are vital to our understanding geography and the world we live in. Interactive and fun, Maps that Teach help students learn basic geography.
www.maphistory.info/topics.html
Special topics with relevance to early maps
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Eatlas/europe/maps.html
Europe Map Archive presents maps and materials on: Natural Resources & Trade; Ancient Near East; Classical Greece; Hellenistic World & Roman Republic; Principate & Empire; Late Antiquity & Early Medieval
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/cities_sites.html
Perry Castaneda map collection. Very big collection! Countries and region maps. Historic map sites. City map sites. Very good city maps all over the world.
Examples:
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#europe
Historic maps.
www.terra.es/personal7/jqvaraderey/180806er.gif
Revolutionary Europe 1806-1808.
www.digitalglobe.com/images/qb/kiev_indsquare_mar17_2002_dg.jpg
Satellite view of Kiev (photo).
www.odessaglobe.com/russian/tour/old-map.php
Map of old Odessa (Ukraine)
http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/russia/peterburg/maps/tardieu_after_1753_b.jpg
Historic Map of St. Petersburg 1753.
http://bubl.ac.uk/index.html
BUBL Information Service. BUBL LINK Catalogue: Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas. Very rich resources with detailed descriptions on: Phylosophy, Psychology, Religion, Social sciences, Languages, Science and Mathematics, Technology, Arts, Literature and rhetoric, Geography and History.
Examples:
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/u/ukraine.htm
Resources about Ukraine.
http://bubl.ac.uk/LINK/m/mapsofeurope.htm
BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources. Maps of Europe with descriptions.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe.html
Europe Maps for different historic periods.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_commonwealth.html
Historical Maps of Russia and the Former Soviet Republics.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/russian_empire_1820.jpg
Russian empire 1820.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/russian_growth_1300_1796.jpg
The Growth of Russia in Europe, 1300-1796.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Map collections of The Library of Congress USA: Cities and towns, Conservation and Environment, Discovery and Exploration, Cultural landscapes, Military battles and Campaigns, Transportation and Communication, General maps.
Implemented by a consortium led by Cambridge Education Ltd (a member of the Mott MacDonald Group), including Step by Step Foundation, Ukraine, Deutsch Russisch Austausch, Germany and the Center for Citizenship Education, Poland.
Last update: 02.09.08