Schöner's Globe, 1523
A facsimile from 1906 of the Johannes Schöner Globe, created in 1523. This facsimile shows the North American continent separated from Asia, the route of Magellan's circumnavigation and place of death (1519–1522), and the line of demarcati...

The World According to Ortelius, 1570
Map shows the world according to Ortelius in the year 1570. ...

The World, 1772
A map of the World in 1772 showing the colonial possessions of the British, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch....

The British Empire in 1815, 1815
A world map of the British Empire in 1815 on a Mercator's Projection. The territorial claims of Britain at the time are shown in black. "The British Empire in 1815 consisted of the thinly populated coastal river and lake regions of Canada, and a...

Map of the World on an Equatorial Projection and Polar Projection, 1838–1842
A world map from 1863 showing the earth from an equatorial perspective (Eastern and Western hemispheres) and polar perspective (Northern and Southern hemispheres). This map shows the route of South Pacific exploration by the United States Navy under ...

Map of the World on a Polar Projection, 1840–1841
A map of the northern and southern hemispheres from 1863 showing the world centered on the north and south poles, with the equator at the outer edge....

Map of the World illustrating the principal features of the land and the co-tidal lines, 1855
A map from 1855 of the world, showing the principal land features and co–tidal lines. The strong black lines on the map represent the mountain ranges, their relative height is indicated by the strength of the line. The map is keyed to show sand...

Map of the World showing the distribution of Volcanoes and Earthquakes, 1868
A map from 1868 of the world, showing the distribution of volcanoes and earthquake regions. The map is keyed to show active and extinct or dormant volcanoes, and the earthquake regions, shaded in areas where seismic activity is greatest, with the deg...

Map of the World showing the principal Ocean Currents and boundaries of River Systems, 1868
A map from 1868 of the world, showing the principal ocean currents and the major river drainage basins. The map is color–coded to show the general watersheds, interior drainage basins, and riverless districts, and shows the major ocean currents...

Map of the World illustrating the Principal Features of Meteorology, 1868
A map from 1868 of the world, showing the principal features of meteorology given in isotherms (or lines of equal mean temperature) and the figures attached to each mark the degree of mean annual heat which it represents. The map shows the probable E...