In 1898, as international interest in Antarctic exploration reached new heights, oceanographer John Murray created a remarkable map that would influence decades of polar research. This comprehensive chart combined weather data, ocean depths, and territorial claims – laying the groundwork for the golden age of Antarctic exploration.
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A Newark businessman’s 1941 book included a shocking map that divided Germany among neighboring countries. The Nazis turned this obscure proposal into powerful propaganda.
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An extraordinary 19th-century panoramic illustration presents Italy from an impossible vantage point – as if viewed from high above the Alps, with the entire peninsula and Mediterranean Sea stretching toward the African continent.
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Analysis of a remarkable 1863 Civil War propaganda broadside featuring an influential persuasive map that demonstrated Union territorial gains to boost Northern morale during a pivotal moment in the conflict.
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Step into the world of 18th-century exploration with this revolutionary 1770 chart of the South Sea – the first published map to show Australia’s eastern coastline and New Zealand’s complete outline. Created during Captain Cook’s first voyage, this remarkable document changed our understanding of the Pacific Ocean forever.
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In the late 16th century, German theologian Heinrich Bünting created an extraordinary map that reimagined the world as a three-leaf clover with Jerusalem at its heart. This unusual map tells us much about how people viewed the world through a religious lens during the Renaissance period.
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Discover how Europe’s power dynamics shifted through three major conflicts in this rare Time Magazine propaganda map series from WWI to the Cold War.
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In 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy reached its zenith in terms of naval dominance during World War II. This period was marked by a series of sweeping victories across the Pacific, expanding the boundaries of Japanese-controlled waters to an unprecedented extent. The stunning success of Japanese forces during the early stages of the war saw the capture of strategic territories, including the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, and numerous islands in the Pacific.
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Soviet views of Europe and Asia, captured in maps from Moscow and Irkutsk, reveal Cold War strategies and ambitions. See the story behind these historic maps.
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First documented in the 13th century and situated at the crossing of two important historic trade routes, Berlin became the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1417–1701), the Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918), the German Empire (1871–1918), the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) and the Third Reich (1933–1945). Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world. Currently, Berlin is the second most populous city (3.7 million residents) proper in the Western Europe behind London and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union.
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