This map, originally created by Gunawan Kartapranata in 2014 and subsequently translated into Spanish by Rowanwindwhistler, depicts the expansion of...
Historical Maps
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...
Operation Barbarossa, situation in November 1941 (1942)
This map was originally published by Ernst Adler in November 1941, showing Nazi Germany's advances between...
Roads of the Roman Empire, by Sasha Trubetskoy (2017)
This map, created by Sasha Trubetskoy in 2017, shows the main roads of the Roman Empire's road network...
Expansion and heyday of the Napoleonic Empire (1812)
This map, published by Simeon Netchev for World History Encyclopedia, depicts the expansion and height of the First French Empire in 1812...
Expansion of Christianity in Europe (325–600)
This map, published by Karyna Mykytiuk for World History Encyclopedia, depicts the spread of Christianity in Europe between the years 325 and...
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...
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...
The Imperial Powers of the Pacific Ocean (1939)
This map originates from an educational map used by the History Department of the Military Academy of...
Map of the Gulf War (1991)
This map, published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, shows the distribution of the 1991 Gulf War, specifically the moment when...
Unrecognised states in Africa (2018)
This map, created by Anders Kvernberg in 2019, shows all African countries that have declared their independence since 1920...
Territorial expansion of the United States (1904)
This map shows in full colour the territorial expansion of the United States from its independence until 1904.
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...
Map of Gran Colombia and its departments (1824)
This map, drawn by military engineer Agustín Codazzi, depicts the administrative division into departments of the Republic of...
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.
Map of the Hanseatic League (1400)
This map was created by Kalimedia (Story Maps) for Die Hanse, a European association with the aim of reconnecting...
Palestine, the key to peace in the Middle East (1920–1980)
This sequence of maps was created by Paul J. Pugliese for the teacher education programme of the magazine...
Map of Viking expansion (790–1066)
This map, created by Anders Kvernberg in 2019, shows Viking expansion between 790 and 1066. The map...
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...
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...
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