Worldwide
GeaCron
Interactive world history atlas from 3000 BC to today
geacron.comOpen
History & Culture Maps
History maps show how the world was organised in the past and how cultures are spread today: borders of empires through time, Roman roads, the languages of the world and the territories of Indigenous peoples.
20 maps · 18 completely free
Worldwide
Native Land
Map of Indigenous territories, languages and treaties worldwide
native-land.caOpen
Worldwide
OpenHistoricalMap
An OpenStreetMap for history: map the world as it was at any date
openhistoricalmap.orgOpen
Worldwide
Chronas
A history map linking 4,000 years of borders to Wikipedia
chronas.orgOpen
Roman Empire
ORBIS
Stanford's geospatial model of travel across the Roman Empire
orbis.stanford.eduOpen
Worldwide
UNESCO World Heritage Interactive Map
Every UNESCO World Heritage Site on one map
whc.unesco.orgOpen
United States
Mapping Inequality
The 1930s redlining maps of American cities, digitised
dsl.richmond.eduOpen
Worldwide
TimeGuessr
Guess where and when a historical photo was taken
timeguessr.comOpen
Europe and the Mediterranean
DARMC
Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations from Harvard
darmc.harvard.eduOpen
Worldwide
Running Reality
A detailed world history map you can zoom through time and space
runningreality.orgOpen
Atlantic world
SlaveVoyages
Data and maps of the transatlantic and intra-American slave trades
slavevoyages.orgOpen
Roman Empire
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
A detailed map of the Roman Empire's places and roads
imperium.ahlfeldt.seOpen
Worldwide
Historypin
Old photos and stories pinned to the places they were taken
historypin.orgOpen
Roman Empire
Omnes Viae
A Roman route planner based on the Peutinger Map
omnesviae.orgOpen
Worldwide
Radiooooo
Music time machine: pick a country and a decade
radiooooo.comOpen
Worldwide
WALS Online
World Atlas of Language Structures: maps of grammar features
wals.infoOpen
Worldwide
Endangered Languages Project
Map of endangered languages and the people working to keep them alive
endangeredlanguages.comOpen
Worldwide
Glottolog
Catalogue of the world's languages and families, with maps
glottolog.orgOpen
Ancient Mediterranean and beyond
Pleiades
Gazetteer of ancient places with maps and references
pleiades.stoa.orgOpen
Northern Europe
Viabundus
Map of medieval and early modern roads in northern Europe
viabundus.euOpen
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How to choose
Atlases such as GeaCron and Chronas give a quick overview of borders at any date. For depth, use academic projects such as ORBIS, DARMC and Pleiades, which document their sources.
Historical borders are often uncertain and contested. Good maps say so; treat sharp lines on ancient maps as approximations.