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An Historical Geography of the United States

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


This page presents maps illustrating the territorial growth, settlement patterns, and regional organization of the United States. Intended for instructional use, the atlas reflects early 20th‑century approaches to teaching American 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;

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;

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

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.


King James' Patent of 1606

English Charters and Grants in 1660

The Original Public Domain in 1787

United States in 1820
Reorganization of the Plymouth Company in 1620

Grants to the Duke of York, 1663-1686

United States in 1790

United States in 1830
National Claims to the Atlantic Slope in 1640

English Colonies, 1763

United States in 1800

United States in 1840
National Claims to the Atlantic Slope in 1655 

Land Claims of the Thirteen Original States in 1783

United States in 1810


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.


edmaps.com — Historical Cartography for Education 

edmaps.com provides original maps and curated historical maps designed to support teaching, learning, and public understanding of history and historical geography. The original maps are created by Dr. Cristian Ionita, and all curated maps are selected from public archives, historical collections, and private holdings, and are presented for educational and non‑commercial use. 

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