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Map of the Known World in 1719, from the Perspective of Europeans
A map of the world known to Europeans at the time of Robinson Crusoe's publishing, found on the second and third pages of the novel.
The Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire
The map color-codes the Ottoman Empire's changing boundaries from 1807 to 1924 as the monarchies begin falling
The World Described: How Europeans Viewed not just Africans, but also Africa, as a Commodity
This map, part of a larger set titledThe World Described, depicts how Africa was seen as a commodity by of Europeans. For example, the western coastline has been divided into zones labelled "Grain," "Ivory," "Gold," and "Slave Coast," which shows…
Kay's Plan of 1836
The map shows the city layout of Edinburgh and emphasizes the difference between Old Town and New Town. "The medieval pattern of narrow closes and wynds on the Old Town contrasts with the broad, elegant squares and circuses of the classically…
Political Map of the Indian Empire
An atlas map published in 1880 depicts the borders of the Indian Empire, British Raj, that lasted from 1858 to 1947.