This section presents a curated collection of school maps published between the late 19th and mid‑20th centuries for use in history classrooms. These maps reflect the pedagogical conventions, geographic knowledge, and visual standards of their time, offering insight into how historical events, empires, and territorial changes were taught to students in different educational systems. They are provided for educational purposes and support the study of historical cartography, textbook design, and the evolution of geographic representation in school materials.
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(From M. L. W. Laistner, A Survey of Ancient History to the Death of Constantine, Boston, D.C. Heath & Co., 1929)
(From A. W. Ward et al., The Cambridge Modern History Atlas, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1924)
(From James Westfall Thompson, Ancient History of the Middle Ages: 300-1500, New York, W.W. Norton, 1937)
(From George Adam Smith, Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land, London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1915)
(From Townsend Mac Coun, An Historical Geography of the United States, New York-Boston-Chicago, Silver, Burdett & Co., 1901)
(From Dixon Ryan Fox, Harper’s Atlas of American History, New York, Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1920)
(From Lawrence J. Burpee, ed., An Historical Atlas of Canada, Toronto, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1927)
(From J. G. Bartholomew, Atlas for Canadian Schools: A New Series of Physical and Political Maps, London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1913)
(From Clifford Sifton, Concise School Atlas of the Dominion of Canada, Ottawa, Minister of Interior, 1900)
(From Emil Reich, A New Student Atlas of English History, London, Macmillan and co., 1903)
(From T. W. Higginson, E. Channing, English History for Americans, New York, Longmans, Green & Co., 1902)
(From R. F. Treharne, H. Fullard, Muir's New School Atlas of Universal History, London, George Philip & Son Ltd., 1928)
(From Léon Mirot, Manuel de géographie historique de la France, Paris, Éditions A et J. Picard, 1947)
(From James Murdoch and Ysoh Yamagata, A History of Japan during the Century of Early Foreign Intercourse 1542-1651, Kobe, The Chronicle, 1903)
(From F. Brinkley and Baron Kikuchi, A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era, New York-London, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1915)
Sources, Methodology & Educational Use: The maps in this section are selected from public archives, historical textbook collections, and digitized school atlases published between the 1880s and the mid‑20th century. Each map is reviewed according to established practices in historical cartography and educational history, including verification of publication date, edition, and original pedagogical context. Selection criteria prioritize maps that show how students were taught about historical events, territorial changes, and world regions. The collection is curated to support educational use and to provide reliable examples of school cartography from this period.