This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wg.2ADE/1676 Message Board Post: The Historic Atlas of Illinois series may be an invaluable aid to Genealogists, Historians and researchers in search of 19th century Illinois places. Each Atlas CD consists of a series of 9 or more bordering counties making up 1 of 11 Zones that depict all 102 Illinois counties. Each Zone Atlas contains 400 dpi scanned images of vintage 1876 county maps that are organized and presented in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Original paper source quality varied from county to county; however, every effort has been made to retain the integrity of the original maps during conversion to digital format. Each county map may include the following 19th century features: * roads, railroads and canals * cities, towns and villages * post offices and government sites * one-room schoolhouses, churches and cemeteries * rivers, streams and ferries * industrial sites, furnaces and mills * early homesteads and farms * and much, much more The Adobe Acrobat Reader for MS Windows is needed to view, zoom, pan and print from the PDF map images contained in this atlas, and is included free on each CD. No other software is necessary. The Historic Atlas of Illinois Counties CD's are available for purchase directly online at the following URL: http://www.har-indy.com/il_map/il_index.html CD's may be purchased from the above web site either by mail order or instantly online by secure credit card transaction with PayPal. However, if any browser problems are experienced at this location, or if you prefer to make your transaction through eBay, please use the alternate link below. (See special auction pricing on the entire state CD's at eBay). http://www.stores.ebay.com/historicatlasseriesbyhar