This map, created by Hao Xiaoguang of the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was…
The Baltic States (1926)
This map, published by Stanfords in 1926, forms part of Stanford’s London Atlas of Universal Geography. The map shows…
Map of Afghanistan (2021)
This map, published by Visual Capitalist in 2021, shows some of the key data for understanding the geography of…
Population density of Lesotho (2023)
This illustration, created by Terence Teo, depicts the population density of Lesotho on a three-dimensional map. To do this,…
The Mythological Monsters of England (2022)
This map, created by Neil Parkinson of Púca Printhouse in 2022, shows the mythological monsters of the island of England…
The United States of the Great Continent (1884)
This speculative map of Europe was published in January 1884 by Félix Deperlas. Deperlas had been working on it for over a decade…
Physical and political map of the United Arab Emirates (1984)
This map of the United Arab Emirates was published by the CIA in 1991 and is currently held in the collection…
Illustrated map of La Graciosa (2021)
This illustrated map, published by Lara Romero in 2021, shows the island of La Graciosa, in the Canary Islands, to the north of…
Ireland before and after the Treaty (1922)
This poster, by an unknown artist, was published in 1922 by Irish republicans opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The Treaty, signed…
Map of the Magallanes Region, Chile (2023)
This map, published by Mapas Compass in 2023, shows the Magallanes region (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region), in…
A pictorial map of Niagara Falls (1985)
This map, drawn by Jean-Louis Rheault in 1985, shows Niagara Falls, on the border between the United States and…
Relief map of the United Kingdom, by Miguel Valenzuela (2020)
This map, created by Miguel Valenzuela, shows the topography of the United Kingdom. To do this, he colours the whole country red and…
Political map of Turkey (2023)
This map, produced by Abel Gil Lobo for El Orden Mundial in 2023, shows the territorial division of Turkey, with its…
Map of the Maule region, Chile (2023)
This map, published by Mapas Compass in 2023, shows the Maule region in Chile. The map shows the areas…
Map of the Colorado River, Argentina (2018)
This map, created by Shannon1 for Wikimedia Commons in 2018, shows the course of the Colorado River in Argentina, its catchment area…
Cahill’s first butterfly map (1909)
This map was published by the architect Bernard J. S. Cahill in 1909 as part of his article ‘An Account…’
The Arabian Sea under British control (1905)
This map, published by George Philip in 1905, forms part of the second edition of Philips’ Mercantile Marine Atlas. The…
Political map of Palau (1989)
This map of Palau was published by the CIA in 1989, when the territory was still under US administration, but…
German reunification (1990)
This illustration, created by the British cartoonist Peter Brookes, appeared on the front cover of *The Spectator* magazine on…
Map of the state of Tabasco, Mexico (1886)
This map, drawn by the Mexican cartographer Antonio García Cubas, was originally published as part of the Atlas geográfico y estadístico de...
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