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Historical Maps

Battle plans, trade routes, voyages of exploration and the shifting borders of empires. All maps are public domain or freely licensed — source and licence on each page.

Ancient Greece: Ionians, Dorians and the other Greek peoples Ancient Greece: Ionians, Dorians and the other Greek peoples The Spanish Kingdoms, 1263-1492 The Spanish Kingdoms, 1263-1492 The Castello Plan of New Amsterdam, 1660 The Castello Plan of New Amsterdam, 1660 The Golden Horde in the Catalan Atlas of 1375 The Golden Horde in the Catalan Atlas of 1375 Humboldt and Bonpland's Naturgemälde of the Tropics, 1807 Humboldt and Bonpland's Naturgemälde of the Tropics, 1807 Medieval Ecclesiastical Divisions of France Medieval Ecclesiastical Divisions of France Medieval Open Field System Medieval Open Field System The Atlantic Telegraph Cable The Atlantic Telegraph Cable The Bantustans The Bantustans Occupied Germany and Berlin Occupied Germany and Berlin The Fertile Crescent The Fertile Crescent The Hanseatic Network The Hanseatic Network The Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire Napoleonic Europe, 1812 Napoleonic Europe, 1812 The Norman Conquest of 1066 The Norman Conquest of 1066 Searching for the Northwest Passage Searching for the Northwest Passage Greece on the Eve of the Peloponnesian War Greece on the Eve of the Peloponnesian War The Ptolemaic Kingdom The Ptolemaic Kingdom The Trans-Saharan Caravan Routes The Trans-Saharan Caravan Routes The Schengen Area The Schengen Area The Seleucid Empire in 150 BC The Seleucid Empire in 150 BC The Empire After Westphalia The Empire After Westphalia The Provinces of Tokugawa Japan The Provinces of Tokugawa Japan The Empire of Alexander and Its Partition, 323 BC The Empire of Alexander and Its Partition, 323 BC The Alliances of Europe on the Eve of War, 1914 The Alliances of Europe on the Eve of War, 1914 Europe in 814: The Age of Charlemagne Europe in 814: The Age of Charlemagne Trade Routes of Late Medieval Europe Trade Routes of Late Medieval Europe Minard's Map of Napoleon's Russian Campaign, 1812 Minard's Map of Napoleon's Russian Campaign, 1812 Abel Tasman's Voyage of Discovery, 1642–43 Abel Tasman's Voyage of Discovery, 1642–43 The Battle of Salamis, 480 BC The Battle of Salamis, 480 BC The Crusader States, 1135 The Crusader States, 1135 Doggerland, the Lost Land Beneath the North Sea Doggerland, the Lost Land Beneath the North Sea Hannibal's Route in the Second Punic War Hannibal's Route in the Second Punic War The Magellan–Elcano Circumnavigation, 1519–1522 The Magellan–Elcano Circumnavigation, 1519–1522 NATO and the Warsaw Pact, 1949–1990 NATO and the Warsaw Pact, 1949–1990 The Roman Empire at its Greatest Extent, 117 AD The Roman Empire at its Greatest Extent, 117 AD Roads of the Roman Empire, 125 AD Roads of the Roman Empire, 125 AD The Siege of Constantinople, 1453 The Siege of Constantinople, 1453 Ottoman Siege Plan of Vienna, 1683 Ottoman Siege Plan of Vienna, 1683 Map of the Silk Road Map of the Silk Road Routes of the Spanish Armada, 1588 Routes of the Spanish Armada, 1588 The Viking Expansion The Viking Expansion Map of the Waterloo Campaign, 1815 Map of the Waterloo Campaign, 1815 A Hand-Drawn Map of the Western Front A Hand-Drawn Map of the Western Front