World Maps

Historical maps of the world and western hemisphere, in order by date. Click on each map to view more detailed information and enlargements.


Orbis typus universalis iuxta hydrographorum traditionem (1513)
Orbis typus universalis iuxta hydrographorum traditionem (1513)

Nova et integra universi orbis descriptio (1531)
Nova et integra universi orbis descriptio (1531)

Carta Marina Nuova Tavola (1562)
Carta Marina Nuova Tavola (1562)

Tartariae Sive Magni Chami Regni Typus (1584)
Tartariae Sive Magni Chami Regni Typus (1584)

The Kingdome of China (1626)
The Kingdome of China (1626)

Nova Totius Terrarum (1652)
Nova Totius Terrarum (1652)

A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe (1700)
A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe (1700)

Recentissima Nova Orbis Sive Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Tabula (1710)
Recentissima Nova Orbis Sive Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Tabula (1710)

A New Map of Part of North America From the Latitude of 40 to 68 Degrees (1740s)
A New Map of Part of North America From the Latitude of 40 to 68 Degrees (1740s)

A New Map of the Northeast Coast of Asia, and the Northwest Coast of America, with the Late Russian Discoveries (1757)
A New Map of the Northeast Coast of Asia, and the Northwest Coast of America, with the Late Russian Discoveries (1757)

Tabula geographica partis septentrionalis maris pacifici cum adjacentibus regionibus nuperrime… (1760)
Tabula geographica partis septentrionalis maris pacifici cum adjacentibus regionibus nuperrime… (1760)

Bowles's New Pocket Map (1770)
Bowles's New Pocket Map (1770)

A New & Accurate Map of North America (1780)
A New & Accurate Map of North America (1780)

Hemisphere Occidental (1790)
Hemisphere Occidental (1790)

Western Hemisphere (1851)
Western Hemisphere (1851)

Kaisei ezo zenzu (1854)
Kaisei ezo zenzu (1854)

Mappe-Monde Geo Sperique
Mappe-Monde Geo Sperique




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