MAPS OF HISTORY · HISTORY OF · Palau

ONE LAND · 2 ATLASES

Palau, on the map of history

What was Palau before it was Palau? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History collection — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.

Palau · The Road to War, 1931–1941

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Palau · The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945

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