A tablet of dark brown clay, much injured, dating from the 8th or 7th century B.C. The two large concentric circles indicate the ocean, or, as it is called in the cuneiform writing between the circles, the 'Briny Flood.' Beyond the ocean...

Large map of 15th century Europe. Click on map to enlarge it. From the Perry-Castenada Collection.

Special-effects photograph of a human face overlaid with a map of the world..

Grain production of four major continents.

A map of the area around the River Somme, France, where two significant battles of the Western Front during the First World War were fought.

A map from 1898 of the contiguous 48 states showing the distribution pattern of the major cities and towns at the time. The size of the dots indicate comparative populations. "Most of the manufacturing of the world is carried on in...

"The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America cartographic history materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented. The collection categories...

Here you'll find a map of all the active volcanoes by region. Links to additional information are also provided.

A map from 1872 of the United States used to illustrate the comparative area sizes of the states to other countries in the world. The map shows state and territory boundaries at the time (Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,...

A map showing the breakup of Austria-Hungary under the Treaty of Saint Germain (Austria) and the Treaty of Trianon (Hungary) at the close of the First World War. This map shows the newly established boundaries for the former territories...

A map of China from 1919 showing the territorial possessions claimed in the country under European and Japanese imperialism after the Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895) between Japan and China, and the Conference of Paris, or Paris Peace...

A map from 1920 of the Murman (Murmansk) Coast and Archangel (Arkhangelsk) during World War I. The map covers the area from the Kola Peninsula on the Arctic Ocean south to Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Yaroslavl, and Viatka. The map shows...

This is a plan of the Parliament House in Budapest, Hungary. It is an example of Modern Architecture. Construction lasted from 1885 to 1902. The Parliament House is located on Pest's Riverbank. The building is a symbol of Hungary's...

A map using comparative map projections of Asia, as part of a hemisphere and on a Mercator's projection, to illustrate European misconceptions of land claims during territorial colonialism. In the 19th century, European powers were...

World map.

This map shows the divisions of language usage in World War I era Europe. Many of these languages fall into the Indo-European language family, the largest language family in the world. This family includes German, Greek, Italian,...

This animated map shows world population growth from the year 1 to 2020 A.D. Note the changing years as you observe the growth on a map of the world.

BBC News offers a general overview of Greenland, the world's largest island. Focus is on history, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides links to a timeline of key events, recent news articles, and related internet...

Second in a series of maps of France from the 1920 Asprey's Atlas of the World, showing northern and northwestern France. This map is color-coded to show the Departments of the region, major cities and towns, primary railways, canals,...

Third in a series of maps of France from the 1920 Asprey's Atlas of the World, showing southwestern France. This map is color-coded to show the Departments of the region, major cities and towns, primary railways, canals, rivers, coastal...

A map from 1921 of South America showing the political boundaries of the time, major cities, railroads, terrain, rivers, and coastal features, and includes an insert map of the Galapagos Islands. " South America, the fourth largest grand...

A map of Asia from 1904 showing country boundaries at the time, major cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, terrain, and coastal features. This map shows the extent of the Russian Empire and Turkish Ottoman Empire in Asia, the Empire of Japan...

Fourth in a series of maps of France from the 1920 Asprey's Atlas of the World, showing southeastern France and the Mediterranean Coast. This map is color-coded to show the Departments of the region, major cities and towns, primary...

Map of Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America, including Punta Arena (the southernmost city of the world), predominant mountain peaks (Mt. Hope, Mt. Darwin, Mt. Sarmiento), the Strait of Magellan, local natural resources...