I found a fantastic, hi-resolution, on-line map of Alsatia Superior c1580 at this URL: http://cartocassini.free.fr/region/alsace/alsace-mercator1 My ERBLAND ancestors come from the village of Sondersdorf, which is 2 km southeast of Ferrette (where the ruins of the Château de Ferrette are located) and 2.5 km northwest of Raedersdorf. The map shows "Roderstorf" where "Raedersdorf" is located today and it shows the symbol for a castle at the location of the Château de Ferrette but the name “Ferrette" is not there. The name "Pfirt" seems to be the label for the castle and the place names of "Buschwil" and "Fußwiller" are in the area where Sondersdorf is located now. I have birth records in Latin for my family that go back to the early 1600’s and these all list Sondersdorf as the village name in that area. I’d like to know how the names on the map got changed between 1580 and the 1600’s. I’d also like to know more about the nature of Alsatia Superior. It stretched much further to the east than Alsace and Haut-Rhin goes today. Other things on the map that I’d like to know more about are the area labeled “Die Hartt” and the label “SVN T GOW” for the area that was later known as the Suntgaw, a.k.a. the "Suntgau" and the "Sundgau" All feedback is welcome and appreciated. Mardon ERBLAND surname from Sondersdorf, Alsace, Haut-Rhin. Web: www.Erbland.org

Thanks so much for this link, Mardon. I've added CartoCassini's Alsace maps to my Alsace Maps page, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~valorie/alsace/maps/ On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Mardon <Erbland@erbland.org> wrote: > I found a fantastic, hi-resolution, on-line map of Alsatia Superior c1580 at > this URL: > > http://cartocassini.free.fr/region/alsace/alsace-mercator1 > > My ERBLAND ancestors come from the village of Sondersdorf, which is 2 km > southeast of Ferrette (where the ruins of the Château de Ferrette are > located) and 2.5 km northwest of Raedersdorf. ::snip:: -- Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=507013560 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/valoriez MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/valoriez Genealogy Blog: http://genweblog.blogspot.com/ All my pages: http://valorie.zimmerman.googlepages.com

Mardon, Thanks for the site; it is fantastic, not only for us "Alsatians". If one goes to the home site one can find all kinds of places. I found on the Languedoc-Rouissillon, Carcassonne map the exact small area of fourth son's present residence in the rural area north of Carcassonne. Gloria Ishida On Nov 27, 2008, at 8:21 AM, Mardon wrote: > I found a fantastic, hi-resolution, on-line map of Alsatia Superior > c1580 at > this URL: > > > > http://cartocassini.free.fr/region/alsace/alsace-mercator1 > > >