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American History Atlas

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


This page presents maps illustrating the territorial development of the United States, major historical events, and regional changes. Designed for classroom use, the atlas reflects early 20th‑century approaches to teaching American history through geographic representation.


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;

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;

 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.


English Colonial Grants

State Claims and Ratification of the Constitution

Partition of America

Westward Movement and War of 1812

Colonial Commerce and Industries

Louisiana Purchase and Controversies, 1803-1819

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Territorial Acquisitions, 1776-1866



Land and Water Routes, 1829-1860

Abolition and Reconstruction

Mexican War and Compromise of 1850

Western Statehood and Land Grants to Railroads

Secession, 1860-1861

Lines of Transportation

Civil War

Resources and Conservation



Sources, Methodology & Educational Use: The maps on this page are reproduced from an early 20th‑century historical school atlas used in classroom instruction. Prepared for educational use, the atlas 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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