This map, created by Wikimedia Commons user AbdurRahman AbdulMoneim in 2022, shows the extent of the Sultanate of Kilwa…
Historical Maps (113 maps)

Greek and Phoenician settlements in the Mediterranean (550 BC)
This map, published by William Shepherd in his 1926 Historical Atlas, shows the various Greek settlements and colonies...

The Age of the World's Borders (2018)
This map, created by Anders Kvernberg in 2018, shows the age of the world's borders. To do this, the author has researched...

The US invasion of Mexico (1846 - 1848)
This map, created by Victoriano Pimentel in 1890, is part of the wall map series Cartas Histórico-Geográficas Mexicanas .....

Historical map of Europe (1789)
This detailed map, created in 2024 by Gustav Ståhlberg, shows the political situation in Europe in 1789. The Revolution...

The Greek heritage in Italy (2024)
This map, created by Philoveritas in 2024, shows the Greek heritage in southern Italy. Around the century...

Viking settlements in Greenland (2018)
This map, created by Anders Kvernberg in 2018, shows Viking settlements in Greenland between 985 and 1500. In the part...

Map of the Islamic State (2015)
This map, created by the Institute for the Study of War in 2015, shows the Islamic State, also known as...

Map of the Reconquista (722–1492)
This map, published by Undevicesimus in 2013, shows the process of the Reconquista between 722 and 1492. The...

The Hellenistic kingdoms of the Diadochi (300 BC)
Map of the division of the Hellenistic world after the death of Alexander the Great, showing the various Diadochi and their kingdoms, as well as the main battles.

Political map of Europe (1812)
This detailed map, created in 2024 by Gustav Ståhlberg, shows the political situation in Europe in 1812. In this...

The Armenian genocide (1915)
This map, created by the Armenian National Institute (ANI) in 1998, shows details of the Armenian genocide, which took place...

The languages of Europe (6th century)
This map, published by Languages Eureka in 2021, shows the linguistic distribution of Europe around the year 600. After the...

The great colonial empires in scale (1800)
This map, created by Anders Kvernberg in 2017, represents the scale of the large European colonial empires in the year...

The Battles of Napoleon (2024)
This map, published by Preyash Shah in 2024, shows Napoleon's battles between 1793 and 1815. The illustration seeks to recount the...

Contagion: A Brief History of Malaria, Leprosy and Smallpox (2009)
This map, produced by Hasaim Hussein in 2009 for Lapham's Quarterly magazine, shows the origin and spread of smallpox, the...

Iran's territorial losses (1813 - 1971)
This map, published by Irancarto in 2013, shows the territorial changes in Iran throughout the 19th and 19th centuries....

Disappeared countries of Asia (1860–2018)
This map, created by Anders Kvernberg in 2018, shows some of the most important Asian countries that enjoyed independence (recognised or...

Carthage before the Punic Wars (265 BC)
This historical map, created by Cattette in 2023, shows the extent of Carthage before the Punic Wars, in the year...

Political map of Europe (1848)
This detailed map, created in 2024 by Gustav Ståhlberg, shows the political situation in Europe in 1848. In the middle...
