Template:Historical map series/doc

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Usage edit

This template is used to create a switchable series of historical maps, for use in an infobox or as a thumbnail image.

Example edit

Customized map image file names edit

{{Historical map series|name=|date1=1870s|date3=1940s|date3=2010s|date4=2018 overlay on 1940s|image1=|image2=|image3=|image4=|default=}}

Standardized map image file names edit

The template can pull map image files which follow this standard format: File:Historical map series for the area of NAME (DATE).jpg, where NAME is the article name (or the name in the "name" parameter, if used) and DATE is the text used in the datex parameter.

{{Historical map series
|default=2
|date1=1870s
|date2=1940s
|date3=2010s
|date4=2018 overlay on 1940s
|width=225
}}

Output:

1870s map

1940s map

2010s map

2018 overlay on 1940s map

Up to six maps can be used.

TemplateData edit

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Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	`name`	Name of location Example Saris, Jerusalem	Unbalanced wikitext	optional
date1	`date1`	Map 1 date Example 1870s	String	optional
date2	`date2`	Map 2 date Example 1940s	String	optional
image1	`image1`	Map 1 image Default Defaults to standardized filename in commons, pulling the name and date parameters from this template: File:Historical map series for the area of NAME (DATE).jpg Example [[File:Example.png\|300px]]	String	optional
image2	`image2`	Map 2 image Default Defaults to standardized filename in commons, pulling the name and date parameters from this template: File:Historical map series for the area of NAME (DATE).jpg Example [[File:Example.png\|300px]]	String	optional
default	`default`	Choice of default image Default 1 Example 2	Unknown	optional
width	`width`	Width of images Default 225 Example 225	Unknown	optional