World Maps by Years

A National Geographic World Map (Carte du Monde en Français) shows crucial geographic details, political boundaries and comes with close up insets and an easy reference index.

Satellite map of the world. The topography of the ocean floors is beautifully illustrated.

When the supercontient Pangaea separated into two great landmasses, Gondwana in the south and Laurasia in the north, dinosaur populations were divided into two main populations that evolved mostly in isolation from each other until they met their end 65 million years ago. This remarkable poster was published in December 2007 as half of a two-piece set. It features ten of the dinosaurs that roamed Laurasia in the northern hemisphere. More than 550 species of dinosaurs have been named, and scientists estimate that more than a thousand others are waiting to be found.

More than 550 species of dinosaurs have been named, and scientists estimate that more than a thousand others are waiting to be found. When the supercontient Pangaea separated into two great landmasses, Gondwana in the south and Laurasia in the north, dinosaur populations were divided into two main populations that evolved mostly in isolation from each other until they met their end 65 million years ago. This remarkable poster was published in December 2007 as half of a two-piece set. It features ten of the dinosaurs that roamed Gondwana in the southern hemisphere.

Published in October 2007 as half of a two-piece set with "Changing Climate," this revealing poster explains how the Earth's atmosphere acts as a greenhouse and how carbon emissions raise the planet's surface temperature. Graphs and charts reveal the origin of emissions, predicted future carbon emission levels, and the warming cycles the planet has experienced in its history.

The scientific evidence is clear: Surface temperatures on Earth are warming at a pace that signals a decisive shift in the global climate, one expected to last for centuries. Climate is changing more rapidly than ever before and human activity is the main cause. Burning of fossil fuels has flooded the atmosphere with heat-trapping carbon dioxide, triggering a 1 degree (F) spike in average global temperature in the past century, largely in the past 30 years. This informative map, published in October 2007 as half of a two-map set with "Greenhouse Earth," reveals evidence which suggests that unless CO2 emissions are slashed, the planet will likely heat up even faster, fundamentally changing the world we live in.

This revealing pair of maps show the dramatic differences in Native-American and European populations along the eastern coast of North America in 1491 and 1650. Population graphics reveal changes in population from 1500 to 1800. Published in May 2007, this map represents half of a two-map set. Its companion map, "1607: When Cultures Collide," is also available.

Published in April 2006 as half of a two-piece set with "Danger Zones: Earthquake Risk, A Global View," this remarkable poster demonstrates the damage done to buildings, highways, high-rises, and other structures within a city when plates shift. It also reveals how strict construction standards and new innovations help hold things together when earthquakes strike.

Never before have so many people packed into earthquake-prone cities like Los Angeles, Istanbul, Tokyo, and Lima. Located near the boundaries between Earth's huge, shifting crustal plates, these cities face a rising risk of death and economic disaster from large earthquakes. This eye-catching map reveals the areas most at risk and their populations. Published in April 2006, this map was half of a two-piece set with

National Geographic's Executive style World Map translated to Spanish features the Winkel Tripel projection to reduce distortion of land masses as they near the poles. This creates the most visually accurate representation of Earth's land-masses, versus other projections. The Classic series includes blue oceans, easy-to-read colorful boundaries, and National Geographic's proprietary fonts. Up-to-date and very detailed, with thousands of named places such as countries, oceans, major cities, geographic features. Antique executive styling. Prevailing winds and ocean currents at sea. Separate insets show the North and South Polar Regions, world vegetation and land use, and world population density.

National Geographic's Classic World Map translated to Spanish features the Winkel Tripel projection to reduce distortion of land masses as they near the poles. This creates the most visually accurate representation of Earth's land-masses, versus other projections. The Classic series includes blue oceans, easy-to-read colorful boundaries, and National Geographic's proprietary fonts. Up-to-date and very detailed, with thousands of named places such as countries, oceans, major cities, geographic features. Subtle, easy-to-read border coloring on land. Prevailing winds and ocean currents at sea. Separate insets show the North and South Polar Regions, world vegetation and land use, and world population density.

This colorful, educational map for kids features large photographs of animals throughout the world and indicates the areas where they live. The map shows the earth's vegetation zones in beautiful detail.

This colorful, educational map for kids features large photographs of notable landmarks and places throughout the world.

Published in November 2004, this political map of the world will look handsome framed and mounted on any wall. Inset maps of the polar regions as well as language families and population density make this map as informative as it is attractive. This map was originally printed as half of a two-map set with "Earth at Night."

This map illustrates the incredible journeys that birds undertake in the Americas each year. The migration paths of sixty seven types of birds are shown on a map of the Americas that is overlaid with pathways that their routes, from nesting grounds to wintering areas. Full-color bird paintings by noted illustrator Arthur Singer show each of the sixty seven species.

Published in October 1999, this fascinating poster contains five maps of our solar system and beyond including: the solar system, our sun's neighborhood, our galactic realm, our local group, and our supercluster. Half of a two-map set in the "Millennium In Maps" series, its companion map entitled "The Milky Way" is also available. Together, the two maps present a striking portrait of the universe as we know it and a hint at what might lie beyond.

We are in a historical transition between a world inherited and one that is profoundly different a global biosphere whose vital functions we have altered. Burgeoning human numbers have placed unprecedented demands on farmland, forests, and other resources, changing the continents green skins of vegetation, as well as the interactions between atmosphere, land, oceans, and living organisms that sustain life on earth. This map shows these interactions and pinpoints growing threats. A wonderful resource for learning more about the delicate balance between development and natural regeneration of the planet.

Published in February 1997 with the Dawn of Humans map and article, this compelling work contains illustrations of the various hominid species discovered. A timeline and other information puts the dawn of early man into perspective.

This fascinating map contains a wealth of information on our quest to discover the history of our prehistoric ancestors including fossil sites, information on significant hominid finds, and the challenges researchers face. Published in February 1997 with the "Seeking Our Origins" companion map, this work also includes maps which show the vegetation zones 125,000 years ago, 65,000 years ago, and today.

Like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, slabs of rocky crust known as tectonic plates fit together to form the outer shell of the Earth. This world map shows the contintents, along with the lines of each tectonic plate, demonstrating the reaction between continental drift, earthquakes and volcanoes.

This physical world map strikingly captures the lands and oceans of the Earth. See mountain ranges, river valleys, deserts, continental shelves, and ocean floor in amazing detail and beauty. Published in February 1994.

This political world map continues the long tradition of fine cartography for which National Geographic is known. Published in 1994.

The "Water: Precious Resource" map contains a wealth of information on surface water, ground water, water pollution, and water usuage. This map was published in National Geographic in November 1993 in a special issue devoted to water. A map of the United States also accompanied it.

A beautiful companion to the Solar System map that appeared in the same issue, this compelling work illustrates the varied faces of the planets in our solar system. Published in August 1990 with two articles, "Neptune: Voyager's Last Picture Show" and "Voyage of the Century," this work shows the planets scaled to relative size, their portraits made from actual images taken from various spacecraft.

Half of a two-page layout on the Holy Land, this educational supplement teems with details of the history of the land held sacred by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. An extraordinary illustration of Jerusalem notes important sites and the Crossroads of Empires inset reveals the history of the region's occupation. Printed in December 1989, this work stands alone or perfectly compliments the map of the Holy Land that appeared in the same issue.

This map of the Holy Land features beautiful cartography combined with copious historic, religious, and geographic facts about this land of faith and conflict. Printed in December 1989 as part of the "Special Places of the World" series.

Explore the fascinating world of the Maya with this map published in October 1989. This map accompanied the "Land of the Maya" map in the same issue and three articles on the Maya including "La Ruta Maya." This work features an abundance of information about trade, travel, and the landscape of their civilization, including an explanation of the various eras of Maya history.

This amazing map introduces the issues and challenges surrounding our Endangered Earth as we navigate a historical transition between a world inherited and one profoundly different -- a global biosphere whose vital functions we have altered. Published in December 1988, on the 100th anniversary of the National Geographic Society.

This world map combines the classic National Geographic cartographic style with several stunning inset maps to provide a comprehensive look at our planet. Insets include Eastern and Western Hemisphere physical geography, Religions of the World, and Population maps. Published on the National Geographic centennial in December 1988 as a companion to the article "Earth '88: Will We Mend Our Earth?"

An area teeming with activity since the English settlement of Jamestown, the Tidewater region includes the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. The Tidewater and Environs map, published in June 1988, provides a wealth of historical information about this vital maritime region. Part of the "Making of America" series, this map represents Side Two in a two-piece set.