The British Empire to 1914
Colonies, acquisitions, and trade routes of the British Empire to 1914.
Inset graphs:
The Penguin Atlas of World History Vol. 2 (p. 102)
© 2003 Penguin
Caliphates, Amirates, and Kingdoms in Egypt and Southwest Asia on the Eve of the Mongol Invasions
Map illustrates kingdoms and battle sites on the eve of the Mongol Invasions.
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The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World (p. 33)
J. Bacharach, A Middle East Studies Handbook, Rev. Edn., Cambridge
© 1984 J. Bacharach, A Middle East Studies Handbook, rev. edn., Cambridge (p. 63)
British Conquest of India 1753 to 1890
This map displays the British colonization of India from 1753 to 1890. The regions of India have been color-coded according the year in which they were annexed by the British empire. The map also shows the Indian territories which were under Portuguese and French control, the areas most affected by the Indian mutiny of 1857, the cities in which there were major uprisings, the British military campaigns in the area, and the dependant and minor dependant states.
Historical Atlas of the Islamic World (p. 100)
Copyright © Oxford University Press, 2004
This map is used on this website by permission of Oxford University Press.
The license only allows it to be used in connection with SOC284 and WWS572B at Princeton University during the 2008-9 academic year.
The map appears in Malise Ruthven and Azim Nanji, Historical Atlas of the Islamic World (Oxford University Press, 2004).
India, c. 1795, India, c. 1818, The British Crown Colony of India, c. 1914
Before and after looks at India, showing rule and colonization in 1790, 1818, and British conquest and empire in 1914.
The Penguin Atlas of World History Vol. 2 (p. 88)
© 2003 Penguin
Axis Europe, 1941
“On the eve of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Germany-Italy axis bestrode most of western Europe by annexation, occupation, or alliance–from Norway and Finland in the north to Greece in the south and from Poland to France. Britain, the Soviets, a number of insurgent groups, and, finally, America, had before them the long struggle of conquering this Axis ‘fortress Europe'”. [book] Map of Axis/Allied powers in Europe in 1941.
Donald Kagan et al. The Western Heritage Since 1300. (p. 1009)
Prentice Hall [Pearson]
© 2004 Prentice Hall [Pearson]
Asia, Trade and Culture, 1500-1800
This map shows the major centers of culture and trade in Asia from 1500 to 1800. Sites of courtly art, religious architecture, traditional printmaking and Japanese coloring are noted along with European trading ports and arrows indicating imported European goods to Asia. Islamic trade routes are also marked.
Additionally, predominant religions are indicated by color, along with empires, indicated by different colored lines, during this time frame.
The Inset Map, European Possessions, 1650, shows the territory ruled by the Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese in 1650. .
Atlas of World Art (pp. 192-193).
Oxford University Press
© 2004 Laurance King Publishing
Average daily per capita calorie consumption
Color-coded world map shows average per capita calorie consumption in the following fashion:
High caloric intake is mainly seen in North America, much of Europe, Australia, and some parts of South America. Insufficient caloric intake and malnutrition are seen mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pie charts at the bottom further indicate dietary habits in each continent.
National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eigth Edition. Published by the National Geographic Society. Prepared by National Geographic Maps for The Book Division, 2005.
© 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
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Asia, 1880-1914
“As in Africa, the decades before World War I saw imperialism spread widely and rapidly in Asia. Two new powers, Japan and the United States, joined the British, French, and Dutch in extending control both to islands and to the mainland and in exploiting an enfeebled China. [book] Two maps showing the change from 1880 to 1914 in the Middle East and Southern Asia.
Donald Kagan et al. The Western Heritage Since 1300. (p. 893)
Prentice Hall [Pearson]
© 2004 Prentice Hall [Pearson]
Asia – Maritime Shipping Routes
Map shows Principal Shipping Routes around Asia with distances in nautical miles. Projection: Bonne.
World Atlas of Shipping (p. 61)
George Philip & Son Ltd.
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Art of West Asia, 3000-2000 BC
This map presents the spread of cuneiform Cuneiform from 3000 BC to 2000 BC in Mesopotamia, which is located in today’s Middle East.
Also indicated on the map are places of burials, palaces, ziggurats and schematic female figures. .
Atlas of World Art (p. 40)
Oxford University Press
© 2004 Laurance King Publishing
A Restored Israel
Map shows Jewish immigration worldwide from 1948 to 1972.
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The MacMillan Atlas History of Christianity (p. 162)
By Franklin H. Littell. Cartography by Emanuel Hausman.
© 1976 Maps and plans copyright by Carta Ltd. Text copyright Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.
Artistic Cross-currents in 16th Century Europe
This map illustrates the influence of religion on art during the 16th Century. While some religions and religious branches thought positively of art, like Catholicism and the Eastern Orthodox, others thought negatively of art like Islam, Calvinism, and Anglican.
Additionally, the map indicates different art mediums found all over Europe, from sculpture to printmaking. The emigration and travel of architects, artists and craftsman is also indicated, along with the destination. .
Atlas of World Art (pp. 154-155).
Oxford University Press
© 2004 Laurance King Publishing
Ancient India
Map shows sites important to the origins of Buddhism, associated with Buddha’s life or associated with Buddhism over the centuries.
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Buddhism: The Illustrated Guide (p. 13)
Kevin Trainor, Oxford University Press, Oxford-New York, 2001.
© 2001 Oxford University Press
Ancient Palestine
Map shows trade routes and cities in ancient Palestine.
Donald Kagan et al. The Western Heritage Since 1300. (p. xxxviii)
Prentice Hall [Pearson]
© 2004 Prentice Hall [Pearson]
Amsterdam Jews and International Trade
Map shows participation of Dutch Jews in international trade, and their main trading ports and marketplaces.
The Penguin Atlas of Diasporas. By Gerard Chaliand and Jean-Pierre Rageau. Maps by Catherine Petit. Penguin Books U.S.A. Inc., 1995. (p. 34)
Gerard Chaliand and Jean-Pierre Rageau
America in the 17th and 18th Centuries, The West Indies in the 17th Century
Colonies, settlements, and trade routes in the Americas and the West Indies during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Penguin Atlas of World History Vol. 1 (p. 276)
© May 25, 2004 Penguin
The Amber Routes in Prehistoric Times
The map shows the Brenner Route, the Rhône-Saône Route and the Vistula Route, together with the main connecting land and sea routes.
Modern cities are noted for reference.
“To the Ends of the Earth: The Great Travel and Trade Routes of Human History”.
Irene M. Franck and David M. Brownstone.
Published 1984, Facts on File Publications, New York and Oxford.
© 1984
Map 6. Amber Route through the Middle Danube lands.
Map shows amber route in prehistoric times.
The Ancient Amber Routes and the Geographical Discovery of the Eastern Baltic (p. 67).
By Arnolds Spekke (Mag. Phil., Dr. Phil., formerly Professor of the University of Latvia).
Published by M. Goppers (Zelta Abele – The Golden Appletree), Stockholm, 1957.
Arnolds Spekke, 1957. Originally from M. Cary, The Geographic Background of Greek and Roman History, Oxford 1949.
The Ambassador’s Road and the Burma Road in the Early Middle Ages
Map also shows the Silk Road and the maritime Spice Route.
The Silk Road was a main route for the export and import of medicinal products and spices, as well as silk, particularly during Greco-Roman times.
“To the Ends of the Earth: The Great Travel and Trade Routes of Human History”.
Irene M. Franck and David M. Brownstone.
Published 1984, Facts on File Publications, New York and Oxford.
Irene M. Franck and David M. Brownstone, 1984.
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Amber Route Sites
Shows Amber Route and Sites along the Pannonia. The large number of amphorae (a type of ceramic vase with two handles and a long neck) dug up along the Amber Route to date, are characteristic findings of the early period of the Roman Empire. Their sites indicate the trade relations with different provinces. The Italian inhabitants of Pannonia were always able to consume foodstuffs produced in the Mediterranean. In the amphorae transported here, wine, oil, olives and fish sauce were stored.
Roman Amphorae from the Amber Route in Western Pannonia (p. 191)
BAR International Series 386, Great Britain, 1987.
Tamas Bezeczky.
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Al-Andalus and Al-Maghrib- The Muslim Conquest, 44-732
This map shows the general conditions of the establishment of Muslim rule in Portugal and Spain. Existing medieval roads inherited from the Roman administration were used by the Umayyads to pursue their conquests.
Legend indicates (with arrows of different colors):
Muslim conquest of Visgothic Spain:
Attempted Conquest of France:
An Historical Atlas of Islam – Atlas Historique de l’Islam, Second Edition. Edited by Hugh Kennedy, Tuta sub Aegide Pallas 1683,
Brill, Leiden-Boston-Koeln, 2002, page 53.
Cartography by Marc Bel, Peter van der Donck.
© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, The Netherlands. All rights reserved.
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Air Communications – Airports and Principal Routes
Map shows Airports and Principal Air Routes worldwide (1963). It additionally offers a table with information on Cargo and Passenger Air Traffic (1960). Local times are indicated. Modified Gall Projection.
See also MG©Air Communications – Air Routes and Frequencies.jpg.
Oxford Economic Atlas of the World (p. 16)
Prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Cartographic Department of the Clarendon Press, Third Edition, 1965.
Oxford University Press.
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Air Communications – Air Routes and Frequencies
Map shows Major Air Routes worldwide, a table with Frequencies of Scheduled Flights according to local times, and a Cargo and Passenger Air Traffic table (1956). Modified Gall Projection.
See also MG©Air Communications – Airports and Principal Routes.jpg.
Oxford Economic Atlas of the World (pp. 100-101)
Prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Cartographic Department of the Clarendon Press, Second Edition, 1959.
Oxford University Press.
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Africa Before Colonial Partition, South Africa in the 19th cent.
Africa before the colonial partition (Imperialism) c. 1870, followed by colonial division, including South Africa in the 19th Century.
The Penguin Atlas of World History Vol. 2 (p. 96)
© 2003 Penguin
Africa – Maritime Shipping Routes
Map shows Principal Shipping Routes around Africa with distances in nautical miles. Also indicates direction of currents. Projection: Zenithal Equidistant.
World Atlas of Shipping (p. 79)
George Philip & Son Ltd.
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Africa, 1939
Colonies and location of natural resources in Africa from 1914-1939.
The Penguin Atlas of World History Vol. 2 (p. 178)
© 2003 Penguin
Africa, 15th-17th Centuries
Colonization and trade routes in Africa during the 15th-17th centuries.
The Penguin Atlas of World History Vol. 1 (p. 220)
© May 25, 2004 Penguin
Afghanistan – Land in Crisis
This poster features a satellite view of Afghanistan with topographical information.
There are also three smaller maps:
An essay and a timeline from the First Anglo-Afghan War are also included.
Produced by National Geographic Maps for National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C., 2001. Related article by Peter Miller Afghanistan: Land in Crisis.
This map is in the collection of copyrighted maps of the Geosciences and Map Library, Fine Hall (B level), Princeton University.
Call number: MC G7631.C1.2001.N3
© 2001 National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
20th Century Amsterdam
This map of Northwest Europe in the 20th Century shows the movement of artists, artistic centers and artist colonies, as well as the line of trench warfare during World War One and imports that came from colonial territories. The arrows on the map not only indicate the movement of specific artists and artists in general, but the movement of Surrealism into France and the “tour”” of Dada Dada in Holland.
Atlas of World Art (p. 278)
Oxford University Press
© 2004 Laurance King Publishing
