Hello, >Wish to purchase a directory of equivalents for Polish/German place >names >in the former West Prussia to facilitate genealogical research. > >I am currently working from German language maps of 1850-1880 and I >will >have to seek data from surviving municipalities which are now Polish. >There >is not much correlation in spelling and identifying towns by >comparison of >topographical features would be a daunting and inexact task. > I call to your attention the Austro Hungarian Military Maps from the 1800's which show topography, culture, physical features and the names of every hamlet, town and village in German, Slovak and in some cases Polish or Hungarian. The map is available at LDS Family History Centers on microfiche. See the complete reference on the Slovinky home page at http://www.iarelative.com/slovinky.htm W. Anikouchine