Collection: Historical Maps

Alexander the Great created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece through Egypt to northwestern India by the age of 32....

In 1630, the Holy Roman Empire was the central battleground of the Thirty Years’ War, with Catholic Habsburg forces opposing Protestant princes across a fragmented political...

In 1957, Europe was divided between the Western and Eastern blocs during the Cold War, with Western Europe aligned with NATO and Eastern Europe dominated by...

In 1863, Europe remained a continent in transition as nationalist movements and great-power rivalries continued to reshape the political landscape during the age of unification. That...

In 1740, the Iberian Peninsula was dominated by two major monarchies: the Kingdom of Spain under Philip V of Spain, and the independent Kingdom of Portugal...

In 1740, the Ottoman Empire remained one of the largest states in Eurasia, stretching from the Balkans and Anatolia to the Middle East and North Africa....

In 1623, Europe was dominated by several large dynastic powers, including the Habsburg Monarchy and the Spanish Empire, both branches of the Habsburg dynasty, as well...

Before the death of Kublai Khan in 1294, the Mongol world was already divided into several major khanates that had emerged from the empire of Genghis...

Between 945 and 1055, real political power in much of the Middle East was held by the Buyid (Bujid) dynasty, a Shia Iranian military family that...

Around A.D. 1, the Roman Empire extended across most of the Mediterranean basin, including Italy, Gaul, Hispania, the Balkans, Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt. Its frontiers generally...

Authors: A.J. Johnson & Dr. Charles MüllerYears: 1870–1874 This is a reproduction print of three historical maps of the Roman Empire and Ancient Rome, originally published...

Author: Socecu & TecluYear: 1883 This is a reproduction print of the historical map “Romania, Charta Murala”, published in Bucharest by Socecu & Teclu in 1883,...

Author: Nicolaes VisscherYear: 1652 This is a reproduction print of the historical world map “Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula” by Nicolaes Visscher, published...

Author: Dr. Charles MüllerYear: 1874 This is a reproduction print of the historical cartographic plate “Geographical Systems of the Ancients”, drawn by Dr. Charles Müller and...

Author: Dr. Charles MüllerYear: 1873 This is a reproduction print of the historical map “The Roman Empire after its division into the eastern and the western...

Author: Dr. Charles MüllerYear: 1874 This is a reproduction print of the historical map “Rome in the Times of the Emperors”, drawn by Dr. Charles Müller...

Author: Dr. Charles MüllerYear: 1872 This is a reproduction print of the historical map “Greece at the Time of the Persian Wars”, drawn by Dr. Charles...

Author: G.W. ColtonYear: 1855 This is a reproduction print of the historical map “Comparative Size of Lakes and Islands” by G.W. Colton, published by J.H. Colton...

Author: G.W. ColtonYear: 1880 This is a reproduction print of the historical map “Mountains & Rivers” by G.W. Colton, published by G.W. & C.B. Colton in...

Author: Alice York, drawn by Edy LegrandYear: c. 1925 This is a reproduction print of the historical pictorial map “A Medieval Map of East and West”,...