- Ojeda's first voyage
There is no doubt whatever that Vespucci made a voyage in 1499-1500, along with Alonzo de Ojeda and the great pilot Juan[Pg 109] de la Cosa, but whether this may be styled his first or his second must be left to the intelligence of the reader, for the historians are at odds themselves, and it might seem presumptuous in the biographer to assume to decide. - North America from the globe of Johann Schöner
In a pamphlet accompanying "the earliest known globe of Johann Schöner," made in 1515, the new region is described as the "fourth part of the globe named after its discoverer, Americus Vespucius, who found it in 1497." Vespucci did not find it, and he never made the claim that he discovered more than is given in his letters; but this misstatement by another caused him to be accused of falsifying the dates of his voyages in order to rob Columbus of his desserts. - Routes of the discoverers
Routes of the discoverers - The United States in 1790
The United States in 1790 - The Natural Political Map of Europe
It is worth while for the reader to compare the treaty maps we give with what we have called the natural political map of Europe. The new arrangements do approach this latter more closely than any previous system of boundaries. It may be a necessary preliminary to any satisfactory league of peoples, that each people should first be in something like complete possession of its own household. - The Moslem Empire
The Moslem Empire 750 AD - The Coming of the Seljuks
Haroun-al-Raschid died in 809. At his death his great empire fell immediately into civil war and confusion, and the next great event of unusual importance in this region of the world comes two hundred years later when the Turks, under the chiefs of the great family of the Seljuks, poured southward out of Turkestan, and not only conquered the empire of Bagdad, but Asia Minor also. Coming from the northeast as they did, they were able to outflank the great barrier of the Taurus Mountains, which had hitherto held back the Moslems. They were still much the same people as those of whom Yuan Chwang gave us a glimpse four hundred years earlier, but now they were Moslems, and Moslems of the primitive type, men whom Abu Bekr would have welcomed to Islam. They caused a great revival of vigour in Islam, and they turned the minds of the Moslem world once more in the direction of a religious war against Christendom. - The British Empire in 1815
The British Empire in 1815 consisted of the thinly populated coastal river and lake regions of Canada, and a great hinterland of wilderness in which the only settlements as yet were the fur-trading stations of the Hudson Bay Company, about a third of the Indian peninsula, under the rule of the East India Company, the coast districts of the Cape of Good Hope inhabited by blacks and rebellious-spirited Dutch settlers; a few trading stations on the coast of West Africa, the rock of Gibraltar, the island of Malta, Jamaica, a few minor slave-labour possessions in the West Indies, British Guiana in South America, and, on the other side of the world, two dumps for convicts at Botany Bay in Australia and in Tasmania. - Overseas Empires of European Powers, 1914
Overseas Empires of European Powers, 1914 - Map of Europe, 1848-1871
Map of Europe, 1848-1871 - France at the Close of the 10th Century
France at the Close of the 10th Century - Europe, 500 A.D.
Europe, 500 A.D. - Europe in the Time of Charles V
Europe in the Time of Charles V - Europe in 1714
Europe in 1714 - Europe at the Fall of Constantinople
Europe at the Fall of Constantinople - Europe at the Death of Charlemagne
Europe at the Death of Charlemagne - Europe and Asia, 1200
Europe and Asia, 1200 - Europe after the Congress of Vienna
Europe after the Congress of Vienna - England, 878 A.D
England, 878 A.D - England, 640 A.D.
England, 640 A.D. - Empire of Timurlane
Empire of Timurlane - Empire of Otto the Great
Empire of Otto the Great - Empire of Jengis Khan, 1227
Empire of Jengis Khan, 1227 - Comparative Maps of Asia under Different Projections
Comparative Maps of Asia (a) as part of hemisphere (b) on Mercators projection to show relative sizes of Asiatic Russia and India in the two cases. - Chief Foreign Settlements in India, 17th Century
Chief Foreign Settlements in India, 17th Century - Central Europe, 1648
Central Europe, 1648 - Britain, France, and Spain in America, 1750
Britain, France, and Spain in America, 1750 - Boston in 1775
Boston in 1775 - Arabia and Adjacent Countries
Arabia and Adjacent Countries - American Colonies, 1760
American Colonies, 1760 - Africa, 1914
Africa, 1914 - Africa in the Middle of 19th Century
Africa in the Middle of 19th Century - Travels of Marco Polo
Travels of Marco Polo - Ægean Civilization (Map)
Ægean Civilization - Wars of the Greeks and Persians (Map)
Wars of the Greeks and Persians (Map) - The World According to Eratosthenes, 200 B.C.
The World According to Eratosthenes, 200 B.C. - The Western Mediterranean, 800-600 B.C.
The Western Mediterranean, 800-600 B.C. - The Spread of Buddhism
The Spread of Buddhism - The Known World, about 250 B.C
The Known World, about 250 B.C - The Cradle of Chinese Civilization (Map)
The Cradle of Chinese Civilization (Map) - Roman Power after the Samnite Wars
Roman Power after the Samnite Wars - Roman Empire at Death of Augustus
Roman Empire at Death of Augustus - Median and Second Babylonian Empires (in Nebuchadnezzar’s Reign)
Median and Second Babylonian Empires (in Nebuchadnezzar’s Reign) - Map of Europe, Asia, Africa 15,000 Years Ago
Map of Europe, Asia, Africa 15,000 Years Ago - Map of Europe, 500 A.D.
Map of Europe, 500 A.D. - Map of Europe 50,000 Years Ago
Possible Map of Europe 50,000 Years Ago - Later State of Alexander’s Empire
Later State of Alexander’s Empire - Italy after 275 B.C
Map of Italy after 275 BC - Hellenic Races 1000-800 B.C. (Map)
Hellenic Races 1000-800 B.C. (Map) - Asia Minor, Syria, and Mesopotamia
Asia Minor, Syria, and Mesopotamia - Asia and Europe - Life of the Period (Map)
Asia and Europe - Life of the Period (Map) - Aryan-speaking Peoples 1000-500 B.C. (Map)
Aryan-speaking Peoples 1000-500 B.C. (Map) - Map of George Town
Map of George Town - Drawing of Jamestown
Drawing of Jamestown - Map of England showing the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Danish Districts
Map of England showing the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Danish Districts - Map Illustrating the Battle of Long Island
It was a desperate undertaking. There were 10,000 men, and the width of the river at the point of crossing was nearly a mile. It would seem hardly possible that such a movement could, in a single night, be made without discovery by the British troops, who were lying in camp but a short distance away. The night must have been a long and anxious one for Washington, who stayed at his post of duty on the Long Island shore until the last boat of the retreating army had pushed off. The escape was a brilliant achievement and saved the American cause. - Map of Louisiana Purchase
Map of Louisiana Purchase; also United States in 1803. - Map of the United States showing the Southern Confederacy
Map of the United States showing the Southern Confederacy, the Slave States that did not Secede, and the Territories. - Map Showing Routes of Cartier, Champlain, and La Salle
Map Showing Routes of Cartier, Champlain, and La Salle, also French and English Possessions at the Time of the Last French War.