I thought folks might be interested in some historical geography. Unfortunately I can't seem to find the websites from which I've downloaded some detailed historical maps of the Trier region, but I'll keep looking. Enjoy! Kathy Historical atlas of Germany http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/germany/haxprussia.html Historical Atlas of Germany http://www.hoeckmann.de/deutschland/deutschdetail.htm Historical Maps of Germany http://www.geocities.com/vroznmap/maps.htm Historical Atlas of the Rhineland http://www.geschichtlicheratlas.lvr.de/05kartenbeispiele.htm Germany at the Commencement of the 30 Year's War - 1618 http://www.livgenmi.com/gardiner28.htm The Religious Situation in Central Europe about 1618 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/central_europe_relig_1923.jpg Central Europe about 1648 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/central_europe_1648.jpg Central Europe on the Eve of the French Revolution (1786) http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/map.cfm?map_id=461 Central Europe about 1786 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/central_europe_1786.jpg Germany and Italy in 1803 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/germany_italy_1803.jpg Germany and Italy in 1806 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/germany_italy_1806.jpg Central Europe in 1812 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/central_europe_1812.jpg Central Europe at the Height of Napoleonic Power (1812) http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/map.cfm?map_id=372 Central Europe, 1815-1866 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/central_europe_1815_1866.jpg Central Europe (1815-1866) http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/map.cfm?map_id=373 Creation of the German Empire (1866-1871) http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/map.cfm?map_id=374 The Unification of Germany, 1815-1871 I http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/german_unified_1815_1871.jpg The Unification of Germany, 1815-1871 II http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/north_german_fed_1866_1871.jpg The territorial jurisdictions of Rheinland-Pfalz 1816, 1832-1999 http://www.landeshauptarchiv.de/ausstellung/lav/ (Click on the thumbnail that looks like a map) German Tariff Union 1834 http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/phil_Fak_III/Geschichte/s2001vsmm7.html Rhine Province 1848 http://www.historic-maps.de/meyer-weltatlas/deutschland/galerie/pages/417%20Rheinprovinz.htm Electorate of Trier http://www.hoeckmann.de/geschichte/trier.htm Contemporary German maps http://www.mapandroute.com/ http://www.map24.de/ http://www.routenplaner24.de/ http://www.stadtplan.net/index.asp?direct=home.html German dialects http://www.tr62.de/maps/german-map.html European roots of German-American dialects http://csumc.wisc.edu/AmericanLanguages/german/states/wisconsin/europeanroots.htm German dialects in Wisconsin :) http://csumc.wisc.edu/AmericanLanguages/german/states/wisconsin/german_wi.htm