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Historical Maps of the World

Historical Atlas by William Shepherd

The Age of Discovery 1340-1600 (903K)

From Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923.

The British Dominions Year Book 1918

Distribution of Europeans, Chinese, Japanese and Negroes 1911 (366K)

From Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911.

The Distribution of the Principal European Languages in 1914 (452K)

From Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926.

NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1970 (139K)

From Nuclear Weapons and NATO: Analytical Survey of Literature by United States Department of the Army, 1970.

The Notable High Buildings of the World 1896 (710K)

From Rand, McNally & Co.'s Universal Atlas of The World. Edition 1896.

Present Distribution of Europeans, Chinese, Japanese and Negroes (245K)

From Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926.

The Spread of Colonization, 1600-1700 (516K)

Includes these inset maps: Partition of Guiana and the West Indies 1600-1700; India; The Establishment of Dutch Power in the Malay Archipelago, 1602-1641; and Guinea Coast. From Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923.

The Struggle for Colonial Dominion, 1700-1763 (431K)

Insets: The West Indies, 1700-1763. Cook's Voyages in the Southern Pacific. From Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923.

United States Collective Defense Arrangements 1967 (420K)

From Nuclear Weapons and NATO: Analytical Survey of Literature by United States Department of the Army, 1970.

The World on Mercators Projection 1820 (991K)

From The Cyclopaedia or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature by Abraham Rees, 1820.

Wytfliet's Map of the World 1598 (487K)

From The Scottish Geographical Magazine Vol. XVI, No. 1, 1900.

World War II Maps