User talk:Nikater

I'm working for the German Wikipedia on articles about Native Americans, see de:Benutzer:Nikater.

Wilderness Road map

Hi. If you make your Wilderness Road map, you might want to also make a map of the boundaries of the Transylvania colony. Perhaps both articles could use the same map. Logan Trace could also use the same map. —Kevin 03:47, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. I will make a combined map for that three articles. Before upload I would like to show it to you on my German user page:"Building site". Günter --Nikater 10:03, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think I found a good public domain topographic map for you to use: http://www.demis.nl/wms/mapclip.htm

You can zoom in, turn on and off cites, etc. Looks very nice. —Kevin 13:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for finding the nice looking map. Are you sure it is in public domain? Kentucky and Tennessee have alot of resevoirs, I think I have to find out the courses of rivers by 1785. --Nikater 13:02, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, people who use maps from that site use the template {{PD-Demis}}, which gives the public domain information. Maps like Image:NativeTowns Pittsburgh.png use it.

I have the same problem with lakes in Ohio -- they're all man-made. The Great Black Swamp has been drained too. And probably rivers have shifted somewhat. Problems, problems. —Kevin 14:42, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For your reference, there are more public domain topographic maps here. —Kevin 04:56, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'd like to add my "great map, nice job!" comment here. That is an excellent map. That page needed a map, and I've been watching it for a while, wondering how a map might be done. So I'm glad to see yours! I noticed one possible mistake though. The river labeled Santee River is actually the Yadkin River, I think. I'm almost positive about it, but on the chance I'm wrong and it is the Santee River, then it should probably be labeled Catawba River, which is the name used for it in North Carolina. Nonetheless, nicely done! Much appreciated! Pfly 05:49, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

At first, thank you for your comments. Yes there is a mistake, but I think it is the Catawaba River. I looked for it in Google map and found Morganton, N.C., which is situated on the Catawba River. The course of rivers today are often very different from those of former times.--Nikater 12:51, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pennsylvania land purchases map

Thanks for your great map Image:Pennsylvania land purchases.png. I think you might want to change one part of the New Purchase though. You show the Purchase Line following Pine Creek. This was the final decision at the second 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix, but between 1768 and then the location of "Tiadaghton Creek" was disputed, with the settlers claiming it was Pine Creek (further west, more land) and the Native Americans claiming it was Lycoming Creek (further east). The government of Pennsylvania recognized Lycoming Creek, although a number of squatters settled west of there and even west of Pine Creek too. So I think the map should show Lycoming Creek as the border and not Pine Creek (see Line of Property for more details on this). Thanks for the great map and keep up the good work (Ich hätte eigentlich auf Deutsch schreiben können, aber Englisch ist schneller. Nochmals vielen Dank!) Ruhrfisch 02:13, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ruhrfisch, you're welcome. I answer in German, it's easier for me: Gern will ich die vorgeschlagene Änderung durchführen. Ich las gerade deine Benutzer-Seite und die Erklärung für deinen Namen. Zunächst hatte ich gedacht, es wäre ein Fisch aus der Ruhr, also dem Fluss Ruhr ;-). Wo hast du in Deutschland gewohnt?--Nikater 16:51, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nikater, tut mir leid, ich habe deine Seite hier nicht auf meine "Watchlist" genommen und habe dabei deine Antwort bis jetzt verpasst. Ich habe am Rhein (und nicht am Ruhr) gewohnt, in der Fächerstadt, wenn das dir was sagt. Kennst du Planiglobe für freie topographische Karten? Nochmals vielen Dank für die tolle Karten. Bis später, Ruhrfisch 04:07, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ich habe die von dir vorgeschlagene Änderung (1768 = Grenze am Lycoming Creek) durchgeführt. Ist das so ok.? Ich habe mir Planiglobe angesehen, glaube aber, dass die Karten wohl nicht so gut geeignet für meine Zwecke sind. Trotzdem vielen Dank für deinen Tipp.--Nikater 11:48, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Es sieht super aus - nochmals vielen Dank dafür. Ich habe "u" ohne umlaut in meine Benutzer-Name benutzt weil es schwierig ist, an Amerikansiche Tastaturen ü zu tippen. Ich habe zwei Karten von Planiglobe gemacht, aber sie zeigen nur die topographische Lage für zwei Flüsse. Ruhrfisch 02:23, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Brookfield image

Hi. I noticed you are the uploader of this image [1] of the Indian attack on Brookfield during King Philip's War. I was wondering if you knew who the original author of the engraving was, or when it was made. Thanks.radek (talk) 11:19, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I can't find any names or dates regarding the original author. It is from the book Indian Wars from Richard H. Dillon, published by Bison Books, London 1983, page 29 (in the German edition). The original source is Sutro Library, San Francisco, USA. I think it was engraved during the second half of the 19th century. That's all I know.--Nikater (talk) 12:33, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The info was good enough to AGF the image for the lead DYK hook for Wheeler's Surprise and related articles. Thank you!radek (talk) 13:06, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

de:Nakota

Hi, Nikater, in 2009 I posted a message in your German Wikipedia talkpage, pointing out that the article de:Nakota, which you had originally drawn up, was fundamentally wrong and which is worse, its content was completely inconsistent with its alleged sources. As the article has never been reviewed since then and still conflicts with all its brethren of the other Wikipedias, I wonder if you could take a look at the question. Cheers. --Jeanambr (talk) 09:50, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]