1831 map of Arabia, Egypt and Nubia - by Daniel Lizars
1831 map of Arabia, Egypt and Nubia - by Daniel Lizars
‘Love old maps. Naturally, lots of things are off. Still cool’–TheDesertWalker
Early 1880s map of Gabon - from The book "La deuxième année de géographie" written by Pierre Foncin (published in 1888)
Early 1880s map of Gabon - from The book “La deuxième année de géographie” written by Pierre Foncin (published in 1888)
Colton's 1865 map of North America
Colton’s 1865 map of North America
‘Finally, a United Dakota. A true world powerhouse’–Thekman26
1897 map of the Nile Delta region, Egypt
1897 map of the Nile Delta region, Egypt
‘The beauty and level of detail of this map is mind blowing’–dlz
The legal systems of Germany (1895)
The legal systems of Germany (1895)
‘Translations into English -
• hauptsächlich nur Gemeines Recht - Mainly just common law
• subsidiär nur Gemeines Recht - Subsidiary only common law
• württembergisches Land Recht - Württemberg country law
• Bairisches Land Recht - Bavarian country law
• subsidiär Preussisches Landrecht mit Prov. Recht v. Bedeutg - Subsidiary Prussian land law with Prov. Right v. Meaning
• hauptsächlich nur Preussisches Landrecht - mainly only Prussian land law
• hauptsächlich Sächsisches Recht - mainly Saxon law
• primär hauptsächlich Sächsisches Recht - primary mainly Saxon law
• sächsische Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch - Saxon Civil Code
• Jütisch Low - Jewsih Low [Law ]
• friesisches Recht - Frisian law
• dänisches Recht - Danish law
• hauptsächlich Französisch Recht - mainly French law
• theilweise Französisch Recht - partly French law
• badisches Landrecht - Baden land law
• städte, deren Recht von dem der Umgegend erheblicht abweicht… - cities whose law differs significantly from that of the surrounding area…
Jütisch Low = Jutish Law, not Jewish’
1856 Geological map of Europe
1856 Geological map of Europe
‘What a fascinating map! So many interesting details. For example ehy do those red bits (granite?) suddenly stop jyst before they empty into the Caspian Sea? Edit : my bad - Black Sea’–brmmbrmm
1872 map of Denmark
1872 map of Denmark
‘For some reason the island Ven (Hveen on the map, NE of Copenhagen) in the sound is colored as being a part of Denmark, even though it has been Swedish for 200 years at the time of the map. Mistake, or was there a movement to not accept the loss of the island?’–OldGriffin
New South Wales and Van Diemans Land, 1837
New South Wales and Van Diemans Land, 1837
‘Make NSW Great Again’–ockheadRumple
1856 map of Eurasia River Systems
1856 map of Eurasia River Systems
‘Didn’t notice the title at first & thought it was an alt-history map. You could almost divide the Basins into empires of their own; like in the Atlantic River systems most all of it was controlled by Rome, outside of Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, & Russia’–aces101
1823 map of Cuba - drawn published by F. Lucas Jr.
1823 map of Cuba - drawn published by F. Lucas Jr.
‘It’s so beautiful’–curseyou101
1885 map of Cuba - Nicolas Estevanez
Stanford's 1897 map of central London
Stanford’s 1897 map of central London
‘Jeez even in 1897 London was gigantic’–SecondAccount404
Map from the 1810s of the State of Mississippi and Alabama Territory
Map from the 1810s of the State of Mississippi and Alabama Territory
‘From: Samuel Lewis atlas, 1817’–AJgloe
1850 map of Spain and Portugal
1850 map of Spain and Portugal
‘And the mountain country of Andorra. My grandmother was born there’–spaghettiarnold
Railroads of Uruguay, 1873
1850s map of Falkland Islands and Patagonia
1884 map of the United States showing the Relative Average Density of Existing Forests
1884 map of the United States showing the Relative Average Density of Existing Forests
‘Big chunk of Idaho unexplored!’–dance-slut
1872 map of Australia
1872 map of Trinidad and Guyana
1872 map of Trinidad and Guyana
‘Great map! Odd that Tobago would not be included’–Wabango
1872 map of the British Empire
1872 map of the British Empire
‘Get ready Africa, they are coming for you!!!!
I also never knew about the western coast of Greenland’–bushcrapping
1895 map of Spain and its territorial possessions
1865 pictorial map of Vichy, France and its environs
1827 Finley Map of Mississippi
1827 Finley Map of Mississippi
‘Three years later the Indian Removal Act was passed and completely changed 75% of this map’–eastw00d86
1871 Railroad map of the United States
1871 Railroad map of the United States
[7909 × 5763]i.pinimg.com/originals…)
‘This is fascinating, looking at “proposed” railroads and the chart of time and distance, before “railroad time” was even a thing yet. All those local times!’–Kendota_Tanassian
1898 Walker Trolley Map and View of New England centered on Boston
1898 Walker Trolley Map and View of New England centered on Boston
[2809 × 4000]i.imgur.com/94f1aD4.j…)
‘From Boston. A number of these right if ways have been converted to commuter lines and are in use today’–Phegan