Ortelius Macintosh Map Making Software by Mapdiva, LLC

Maps are tremendous genealogical tools to help build a more comprehensive understanding of what life was like for your ancestors, looking at locations, migration routes, political boundaries, and more. Custom maps let you personalize the historical geography and highlight features relevant to family reports, documents, and photographs.

Here is an example of a family history map made with Ortelius showing the northeast Italian region of Udine (c. 1910). Click here to view a PDF export of the finished map in all its glory. Read more »

Ortelius® is a new way to communicate your project through maps, make landscape plans, show service territories, and well… draw your world. Read more »

“All I can say is WOW!!! The enhanced learning-demo templates are fantastic.” Daniel F.

Ortelius® is so easy to use that the basics can be mastered in a matter of hours, as opposed to weeks, months, or even years with other software. Read more »