Historical world map · 1700
World map in 1700
A world of expanding maritime empires, dynastic states, and layered territorial authority. This sourced reconstruction contains 782 mapped geometries. 584 carry usable source labels; 191 are unlabeled in the original data.
- Mapped shapes
- 782
- Named labels
- 584
- Geometry points
- 44,780
- Data source
- Historical Basemaps borders
Interactive world map for 1700
Named in the source
States, realms, and regions mapped in 1700
Usable source labels can mix states, empires, dependencies, cultural regions, and other mapped entities. Wording follows the dataset rather than forcing every shape into a modern-country category.
- Named labels
- 584
- Unlabeled shapes
- 191
- Agwarmin
- Ainu
- Akan
- Alabama
- Alawa
- Alyawarre
- Amangu
- Amarak
- Amazon hunter-gatherers
- Andean hunter-gatherers
- Andegerebenha
- Andyamathanha
- Anggamudi
- Anguthimri
- Anmatyerre
- Antakarinja
- Arabana
- Arakan (Indian princely state)
- Arapaho
- Arikara
- Arrernte
- Assiniboin
- Atakapa
- Athabascan
- Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers
- Austrian Empire
- Ava
- Awabakal
- Awngthim
- Awsa
- Ayutthaya
- Badimaya
- Badtjala
- Bakanh
- Ballardong
- Bandjigali
- Banggarla
- Banjima
- Baraba Baraba
- Baradha
- Bardi
- Barindji
- Barkindji
- Barna
- Barranbinya
- Barundji
- Barunggam
- Bayali
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Precision in the source
Not every border deserves the same confidence
Precision is inherited from the dataset when available. It describes how the line was encoded, not the overall certainty of every historical claim inside the polygon.
- Determined by international law
- 774
- Approximate border
- 8
- Unlabeled source geometries
- 191
Source, license, and download
Historical boundary snapshots for countries and cultural regions, used through 2010. Coverage: 53 available snapshots from prehistory through 2010
Reuse terms: GPL-3.0 repository license. Check the original project for full attribution and reuse requirements.