Historical world map · 1783
World map in 1783
An early-modern reconstruction shaped by dynastic states, empires, and expanding maritime power. This sourced reconstruction contains 641 mapped geometries. 550 carry usable source labels; 76 are unlabeled in the original data.
- Mapped shapes
- 641
- Named labels
- 550
- Geometry points
- 47,620
- Data source
- Historical Basemaps borders
Interactive world map for 1783
Named in the source
States, realms, and regions mapped in 1783
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
- 550
- Unlabeled shapes
- 76
- 3
- Aboriginal Tasmanians
- Acadian Peninsula (UK)
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Agwarmin
- Air
- Alawa
- Algiers
- Alyawarre
- Amangu
- Amarak
- Amazon hunter-gatherers
- Ambur
- Andean hunter-gatherers
- Andegerebenha
- Andyamathanha
- Anggamudi
- Anguilla
- Anguthimri
- Anhalt
- Anmatyerre
- Antakarinja
- Arabana
- Arakan
- Arrernte
- Asante
- Assam
- Athabascan
- Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers
- Austrian Empire
- Austrian Netherlands
- Awabakal
- Awngthim
- Awsa
- Baden
- Badimaya
- Badtjala
- Bagirmi
- Bahamas
- Bakanh
- Ballardong
- Bandjigali
- Banggarla
- Banjima
- Baraba Baraba
- Baradha
- Bardi
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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
- 636
- Approximate border
- 1
- Unlabeled source geometries
- 76
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.