Timeline of world map changes

Map of the world

Below is a chronological list of political or geological events, which would alter the appearance of a world map. Changes usually include (but are not limited to) the alteration of borders, the creation and fall of states, changes of geographical names, as well as some unusually destructive natural disasters. Through the knowledge of such dates and events, the approximate year and age of a world map could be calculated and estimated.

Not all maps of the world of an age or period will be the same throughout the globe; as different mapmakers (or their employers) may have different views on the sovereignty and/or territorial integrity of the countries of the world and/or possess different levels of technological and/or geographical insight, the maps created by them might differ significantly.

21st century

2010s

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

The former Netherlands Antilles Islands

2000s

2009

2008

Recognized by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Nauru.
Map of states that have recognized Kosovo independence
  Kosovo
  States that formally recognize Kosovo as independent
  States that do not recognize Kosovo as independent.

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Serbia and Montenegro map

2002

East Timor declares independence from Indonesia

2001

2000

20th century

1990s

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1980s

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

1980

1970s

1979

1978

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

1971

1970

1960s

1969

1968

1967

1966

1965

1964

1963

1962

1961

1960

1950s

1959

1958

1957

1956

1955

1954

1953

1952

1951

1950

1940s

1949

1948

1947

1946

1945

World map of colonisation in 1945.

1944

1943

1942

The Axis-controlled territory in Europe at the time of its maximal expansion (1941–42).

1941

1940

1930s

1939

1938

1937

1936

1935

1934

1933

1932

1931

1920s

Map of Europe from the 1920s

1929

1928

1927

1926

1925

1923

1922

1921

1920

1910s

1919

Territory ceded by Bulgaria in the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine
New borders of the states formed by the dissolution of Austria-Hungary
German losses as a result of the treaty of Versailles.
Poland and the Baltic states after the Treaty of Versailles.

1918

1917

1916

1914

1913

1912

1911

1910

1900s

1909

1908

1907

1905

1904

1903

1902

1901

19th century

1890s

1898

1880s

1888

1886

1884

1883

1881

1870s

1878

The Principality of Bulgaria according to the terms of the Treaties of San Stefano (black outline) and Berlin (green). Eastern Rumelia is shown in red.

1876

1875

1873

1872

1871

1870

1860s

1868

1867

1866

1865

1864

1863

1862

1861

1860

1850s

1859

1858

1856

1855

1853

1852

1851

1840s

1849

1848

1847

1846

1844

1840

1830s

1839

1838

1836

1833

1832

1831

1830

1820s

1829

1828

1827

1826

1825

1824

1823

1822

1821

September 28 — The First Mexican Empire is established

1820

1810s

Retreat of European colonialism and change of political borders in South America, 1700–prese

1819

1818

1817

1816

1815

1814

1813

1812

1811

1810

1800s

1809

1808

1807

1806

1805

1804

1803

1802

1801

1800

Animated image depicting U.S. territorial growth

18th century

1790s

1799

1798

1797

1795

1793

1792

1791

1780s

1788

1784

1783

1770s

1776

1772

1760s

1768

1763

1762

1750s

1758

1752

1751

1740s

1747

1740

1730s

1739

1720s

1729

1728

1721

1720

1710s

1719

1718

1715

1714

1713

1711

1700s

1707

17th century

1700

1690s

1699

1680s

1685

1682

1681

1660s

1664

1663

1662

1661

1660

1650s

1658

1653

1640s

1648

1645

1640

1630s

1638

1634

1620s

1626

1623

1620

1610s

1617

1610

1600s

1607

1601

16th century

1598

1596

1591

1584

1580

1575

Historical map of the world by Ortelius, 1570 CE

1570

1569

1563

1562

1561

1559

1558

1532

1530

1526

1522

1519-1521

1513

1513

1504

1501

15th century

1500

1499-1501

1498

1494

1492

1488

1482

1481

1478

1472

1469

1453

1432

14th century

1384

1366

1358

1349

1347

1346

1341

1326

1323

1316

1305

1301

13th century

1299

1293

1279

1278

1276

1266

1260

1258

1245

1238

1237

1236

1235

1231

1235

1228

1227

1224

1223

1219

1218

1217

1216

1215

1210

12th century

1197

1190

1170

1162

1156

1154

1139

1130

11th century

1092

1091

1088

1076

1075

1071

1066

1065

1061

1059

1043

1042

1018-1054

1035

1032

1030

1018

10th century

1000

975

ca. 965

962

961

959

954

948

942

941

927

922

920

918

916/17

910

909

902

9th century

891

880s

880

Frankish kingdoms in 888

878

876

873

872

870

860

858

855

851

843

Partitions of Francia by the Treaty of Verdun

831

825

824

820

814

804

8th century

795

788

787

785

774

769

768—769

759

754

751

744

734

718

717

711

7th century

690

681

680

634

628

6th century

553

534

5th century

493

490

486

480

476

469

457-461

451-453

435

429

426

418

411

405

402

4th century

395

370

358

330

301

3rd century

274

273

271

269

260

240

1st century CE

World in year 1.

71-84

43–47

5

1st millennium BCE

1st century BCE

30

58-50

63

111

133

135

146

148

168

180

187

197

209

211

221

230

238

241

266

281

291

294

301

306

309

316

321

323

329

332

338

348

375

387

404

405

406

409

479

525

535

539

546

550

586

605

609

612

650

653

657

671

695

705

706

713

717

720

732

733-734

745

753

879

931

2nd millennium BCE

1077

1550

1650

1940

3rd millennium BCE

2055

2181

2193

2271

2686

4th millennium BCE

c. 3150

See also

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