Historical Maps

África 1914

Map of Europe after the death of Charles the Great (814 AD). Original map made by Charles Colbeck, The Public Schools Historical Atlas (1905).

English colonization of Ireland

Map Austro-Hungarian Empire ca. 1914

U.S. Cold War bases map

Reino franco, ss. VI-VIII

19thC German principalities, etc.

1355 ACE: The Serbian empire under Dushan...

Map comparing Europe 1914 with Europe 1923 showing old empires becoming new countries

The growth of the population, industrialisation and urbanisation, created a large, discontented urban working class Appalling working and living conditions led to social unrest and demands for political reform. Improvements in transport made people more aware of the wider world. The development of industry led to the growth of a wealthy middle class. They had economic power but no political power. They pressed for political reform and saw unification as the only way forward.

Germany 1815-1871. At last a clear, accurate map showing the boundaries of the German Confederation, Prussia and the other larger states in Germany, prior to unification in 1871.

European countries where Jews were allowed to exist in 1500.

History of Judaism During the Intertestamental Period. The Second Temple Period. Background to Hellenism. Macedonian Empire. Judea Under the Ptolemies. The Jewish Revolt. Hasmonean Dynasty.