Cartographic materials are retrieved by Department staff and must be used in the Department reading room under the supervision of Department staff. Most date from the nineteenth century with a few Chicago items from the early twentieth century. Consult the Map Librarian for assistance in locating these items. These are small-scale maps that portray the state on one sheet. In addition to providing information about this region, these maps may be studied as examples of the work of the notable European cartographers of the period.
Most maps cover the entire region or a portion of the region on one sheet.
This collection is supplemented by facsimile maps of the region that are available in the Map Section. They range in date from the late sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. The maps are small-scale with either the region or a state, e.g ., Bohemia, generally on one sheet. While of general historical interest, the scale of these maps does not provide the level of detail needed for genealogical research. Patrons who are engaged in this type of research should consult the Map Librarian for assistance.