World Maps by Years

Space enthusiasts will appreciate this Pierre Mion poster depicting all of the Apollo astronauts in their space suits and equipment on a lunar landscape. Accurate in every detail.

This beautiful world map emphasizes international political boundaries, and is peppered with thousands of place names across the globe. Published in November of 1975.

The splendor and beauty of the world's natural features come to life in this physical world map. Mountain ranges, major rivers, vegetation zones, and deserts are depicted, and major physical features are named to provide easy reference. Published in November 1975.

This map illustrates the migration and range of the six species of great whales, including the Fin, Humpback, Sperm, Gray, Bowhead, and Right. Provides information about how commercial whaling has decimated the populations of these magnificent mammals, and the actions being taken to protect them. Published in December 1976 with two articles on whales and the "Whales of the World" poster.

The Whales of the World poster was printed in December 1976 as a supplement to the Great Whales map. Featuring an overview article about whales, information about each species, and beautiful paintings by Larry Foster, this work is a must-have for anyone enamored of these magnificent giants of the sea.

The "Colonization and Trade in the New World" historical map provides information on exploration, trade, and colonization in the New World combined with an antique-style cartography. Printed in December 1977, this map and its companion poster, "History Salvaged from the Sea" make up the two-piece set that accompanied the articles "Reach for the New World" and "Who Discovered America? A New Look at an Old Question."

This classic World Map beautifully showcases cartograhic excellence and fine attention to detail, using strong colors, detailed geographical information, and informative insets. Published in December 1981.

This beautiful physical world map captures the Earth's lands and oceans. Stunning relief shading accentuates the ocean floor, mountain ranges, river valleys, deserts, and continental shelves in amazing detail and beauty. Published in December 1981.

Explore the forces behind the shaping of our planet. This fascinating map explains the various forms of tectonic activity such as hot spots, accretion, subduction, and spreading. It also shows the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes of 6.0 magnitude or greater that occurred during 1975-1985. Published in August 1985 as half of a two–map set with "The Shaping of a Continent: North America's Active West", and as a companion to the article "Our Restless Planet Earth."

Half of a two-map set, the "Shaping of a Continent: North America's Active West" map features detail of the one of the most active tectonic areas in the world. Published in August 1985, this map accompanied the "Earth's Dynamic Crust" map and the article "Our Restless Planet Earth."

The "Threading the Islands" map explores two possible routes of Columbus's journey and possible landing sites. The Morisson track asserts that the explorer landed on San Salvador, while the Judge track favors Samana Cay. This map was printed in November 1986 to accompany three articles on Columbus and the "Where Did Columbus Discover America?" map. A fascinating new look at a centuries-old question.

This map of the United States region of the Carolinas, Virginia, and neighboring states contains an abundance of historical sites and notes. Published in June 1988 as half of a two–map set in the "Making of America" series.