This map, created by Anders Kvernberg in 2019, shows Viking expansion between 790 and 1066. The map...
Historical Maps (113 maps)
The French Revolution and its Wars (1789-1799)
This map, published by Simeon Netchev for World History Encyclopedia in 2022, covers the French Revolutionary decade, from the outbreak of 1789 to the...
Map of the Sassanid Empire (620)
This map, published by Simeon Netchev for World History Encyclopedia, depicts the extent of the Sassanid Empire in the year 620, under...
Historical map of Europe (1444)
This detailed map, created in 2023 by Gustav Ståhlberg, shows the political situation in Europe in the year 1444. This...
Map of Greater Armenia (1979)
This map, published by Suren Yeremian in 1979, shows the extent of the Kingdom of Armenia, also known as the Great...
Map of the partition of Germany (1946)
This map, created by the United States Army in 1946, depicts the partition of Germany between the various...
Keep this map! It shows the theatre of war (1939).
This map by Charles H. Owens appeared in the Los Angeles Times on 10 September 1939, just over...
The disaster of the Spanish Armada (1588)
This map, designed by Maps & Kings in 2025, shows the journey of the Grande y Felicísima Armada or Great Armada, known...
Territorial organisation of Spain in the 18th century (2021)
This map, published as part of the National Atlas of Spain in 2021, shows the territorial organisation of Spain during the...
Rain of Steel: the bombing of Japan during World War II (2026)
This infographic, created by Hiram Hsu, an American cartographer of Japanese descent, was published in 2026. It won the category of the...
The Treaty of Verdun (843)
This map, published by The Collector in 2025, shows the division of the Carolingian Empire after the Treaty of Verdun, signed...
Map of Ancient Rome (1886)
This map of Rome in Antiquity, created under the direction of German geographer Richard Andree, appears in the atlas...
Nuclear radiation from the Chernobyl accident (1996)
This map, created by Joaquín Domínguez for El Orden Mundial in 2015, using data from the CIA Handbook, shows existing levels of nuclear radiation...
Proposal for the partition of Japan (1945)
This map represents the proposal that was on the table regarding the possible partition of Japan at the end of the...
Partition Plan for Palestine (1947)
This map was originally published by the United Nations (UN) in 1947 as an annex to the resolution...
Hitler's Crimes in Poland (1968)
This map, produced by the Chief Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation in 1968, shows...
Map of the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire (500 BC)
This map, published by Simeon Netchev for World History Encyclopedia, depicts the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire between the years 559...
Historical map of Europe (1648)
This detailed map, created in 2023 by Gustav Ståhlberg, shows the political situation in Europe in 1648. This map...
The Roman conquest of Italy (500 BC – 218 BC)
This map, created by Javierfv1212 for Wikimedia Commons in 2009, shows the expansion of the Roman Republic across Italy between...
The Russian Empire and the British Empire in Asia (1793–1907)
This map, created by CFR Education in 2022, shows the advance of the British Empire and the Russian Empire in Asia...
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