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English History for Americans

(From T. W. Higginson, E. Channing, English History for Americans, New York, Longmans, Green & Co., 1902)


This page presents maps illustrating key periods of English history, territorial developments, and political regions as taught to American students. Intended for classroom instruction, the atlas reflects early 20th‑century approaches to presenting English historical geography.


See also :

M. L. W. Laistner, A Survey of Ancient History to the Death of Constantine, Boston, D.C. Heath & Co., 1929;

A. W. Ward et al., The Cambridge Modern History Atlas, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1924;

James Westfall Thompson, Ancient History of the Middle Ages: 300-1500, New York, W.W. Norton, 1937;

George Adam Smith, An Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land, London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1915;

Albert Bushnell Hart & alii, eds., American History Atlas, Third Edition, Chicago, Denoyer-Geppert Co., 1930;

Townsend Mac Coun, An Historical Geography of the United States, New York-Boston-Chicago, Silver, Burdett & Co., 1901;

Dixon Ryan Fox, Harper’s Atlas of American History, New York, Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1920;

Lawrence J. Burpee, ed., An Historical Atlas of Canada, Toronto, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1927;

 J. G. Bartholomew, Atlas for Canadian Schools: A New Series of Physical and Political Maps, London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1913;

Clifford Sifton, Concise School Atlas of the Dominion of Canada, Ottawa, Minister of Interior, 1900;

Emil Reich, A New Student Atlas of English History, London, Macmillan and co., 1903;

R. F. Treharne, H. Fullard, Muir's New School Atlas of Universal History, London, George Philip & Son Ltd., 1928;

Léon Mirot, Manuel de géographie historique de la France, Paris, Éditions A et J. Picard, 1947;

James Murdoch and Ysoh Yamagata, A History of Japan during the Century of Early Foreign Intercourse 1542-1651, Kobe, The Chronicle, 1903;

F. Brinkley & Baron Kikuchi, A History of the Japanese People..., New York-London, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1915.


Roman Britain, c. 400

England after the Treaty of Wedmore (878)

The Dominions of Henry II

England during the War of the Roses



England & Wales, 1484-1603

England at the Beginning of the Puritan Rebellion

England since the Restoration

Ireland, 1641-1902



Sources, Methodology & Educational Use: The maps on this page are reproduced from an early 20th‑century historical textbook used in classroom instruction. Prepared for educational use, the textbook reflects the pedagogical standards and geographic knowledge of its time. Each map has been reviewed with attention to its publication context, edition, and educational purpose, following established practices in historical cartography and the study of school materials. The selection is curated to support teaching and research on historical geography and the visual conventions of early 20th‑century educational resources.


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