In addition to a guide to its ruins, the Palace at Knossos is discussed, the ancient Minoan site discovered by the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.

In addition to a guide to its ruins, the Palace at Knossos is discussed, the ancient Minoan site discovered by the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.

In addition to a guide to its ruins, the Palace at Knossos is discussed, the ancient Minoan site discovered by the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.

A map of the vicinity of Saratoga, New York, at the time of Burgoyne's surrender (October 17, 1777) to the American forces under General Gates. The map shows the Hudson River and surrounding terrain, roads, farmlands and woodlands, the...

A map of Fort Schuyler (Fort Stanwix) and vicinity at the southern end of Lake Oneida and Mohawk River, site of the Battle of Oriskany (August 6, 1777). The map shows the events of this battle, and is keyed to show: (A) Fort Schuyler;...

A city plan from 1912 of Delhi, India, on the bank of the River Jumna (Yamuna), a tributary of the Ganges. At the time, Delhi was declared the political and administrative capital of British India (1911), replacing the former capital of...

A geo-political map of Italy showing country and region borders current to 1904, major cities, railroad lines, and navigable rivers. Physical features include mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds,...

Fort Mercer, now in ruins, was a little above, at Red Bank on the New Jersey side, and little more than a mile distant from Fort Mifflin.

A French map from 1861 of the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America showing the territories of native groups, the sites of ancient ruins, terrain, lakes, rivers, and coastal features of the region.

A map of the southwestern tip of Greenland showing the eastern settlements of the Norse in the vicinity of Julianehaab (Qaqortoq). The map shows Norse ruins, coastline and fjords, and the interior ice fields (shaded). The sea is to the...

A map of the Peruvian area explored on the joint Yale University-National Geographic Society expedition of 1915, led by Hiram Bingham, the discoverer of Machu Picchu in 1911. This map shows the routes of exploration from Cuzco into the...

Mount Wuyi is the most outstanding area for biodiversity conservation in south-east China and a refuge for a large number of ancient, relict species, many of them endemic to China. The serene beauty of the dramatic gorges of the Nine...

The 53 m high tomb built in ad 1006 for Qabus Ibn Voshmgir, Ziyarid ruler and literati, near the ruins of the ancient city of Jorjan in north-east Iran, bears testimony to the cultural exchange between Central Asian nomads and the...

Sarazm, which means "where the land begins", is an archaeological site bearing testimony to the development of human settlements in Central Asia, from the 4th millennium BCE to the end of the 3rd millennium BCE. The ruins demonstrate the...

Five hundred years of Ryukyuan history (12th-17th century) are represented by this group of sites and monuments. The ruins of the castles, on imposing elevated sites, are evidence for the social structure over much of that period, while...

Canterbury, in Kent, has been the seat of the spiritual head of the Church of England for nearly five centuries. Canterbury's other important monuments are the modest Church of St Martin, the oldest church in England; the ruins of the...

The ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes in Brazil, and those of San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Senora de Loreto and Santa Maria la Mayor in Argentina, lie at the heart of a tropical forest. They are the impressive remains of five...

The Palace of Prince Bashtak was built on the eastern part of the ruins of a Fatimid palace. Little remains from the original building except for a hall and two porches.

Ruin built around 1250 A.D.; inhabited until about 1440 A.D.

Numerous ruins of homes and villages built by the ancient Pueblo people; known for cliff dwellings; Mesa Verde translates into English as "green table".

Commemorates the conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the United States military; preserves the ruins of Fort Bowie.

Six clusters of Native American ruins; shared with Utah.

This former fishing village, abandoned in the 1880s, is the largest surviving ruins of a prehistoric Hawaiian village. The archaeological site is very well preserved.

Preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851; also ruins of the third; visible network of ruts from the old Santa Fe Trail.