43 maps · 600 to 2020
Historical maps of North America: 600 to 2020
Every state and empire in North America, year by year, from 600 to 2020. Pick a year to see which states held the land, which ones were new since the year before, and the atlas chapters that tell their story. Each year opens on the interactive map, where you can move through every year between them and ask the history guide what happened.
6004 states · the Mayan City-States, Zapotec Civilization and Teotihuacan7004 states · the Mayan City-States, Zapotec Civilization and Teotihuacan9004 states · the Later Mayan City-States, Puebloans - Chaco Regional System and Classic Veracruz Culture10005 states · the Later Mayan City-States, Puebloans - Chaco Regional System and Classic Veracruz Culture11006 states · the Later Mayan City-States, Puebloans - Chaco Regional System and Classic Veracruz Culture12005 states · the Later Mayan City-States, Viking settlements and Norse Greenland13005 states · the Later Mayan City-States, the Old Kingdom of Norway and Viking settlements14004 states · the Later Mayan City-States, Michoacán and Tenochtitlan14534 states · the Later Mayan City-States, Haudenosaunee and Aztec Triple Alliance14924 states · the Later Mayan City-States, Aztec Triple Alliance and Michoacán15006 states · the Later Mayan City-States, Aztec Triple Alliance and Michoacán15504 states · the Personal union of Spanish Empire with Habsburg Monarchy, the Spanish Empire and Haudenosaunee16004 states · the Alliance between Papal States and Spanish Empire, the Spanish Empire and Haudenosaunee164810 states · the Spanish Empire, Haudenosaunee and the Kingdom of England17007 states · the Spanish Empire, Haudenosaunee and the Kingdom of England17507 states · the Spanish Empire, the British Empire and the Kingdom of France17769 states · the Spanish Empire, the United States of America and the British Empire17899 states · the Spanish Empire, the United States of America and the British Empire18009 states · the Spanish Empire, the United States of America and the British Empire181512 states · the Spanish Empire, the United States of America and Company rule in India (British East India Company)183012 states · the United Mexican States (federal republic), the United States of America and Gran Colombia185018 states · the United States of America, the United Mexican States (federal republic) and the Russian Empire187117 states · the United States of America, the British Empire and Mexico188018 states · the United States of America, the British Empire and Mexico190015 states · the United States of America, the British Empire and Mexico191017 states · the United States of America, the British Empire and Mexico191417 states · the British Empire, the United States of America and Mexico191815 states · the British Empire, the United States of America and Mexico192015 states · the British Empire, the United States of America and Mexico193016 states · the British Empire, the United States of America and Mexico193818 states · the United States of America, Canada and Mexico193918 states · the United States of America, Canada and Mexico194018 states · the United States of America, Canada and Mexico194217 states · the United States of America, Canada and Mexico194517 states · the United States of America, Canada and Mexico195018 states · Canada, the United States of America and Mexico196018 states · Canada, the United States of America and Mexico197025 states · Canada, the United States of America and Mexico198028 states · Canada, the United States of America and Mexico199029 states · Canada, the United States of America and Mexico200028 states · Canada, the United States of America and Mexico201028 states · Canada, the United States of America and Mexico202028 states · Canada, the United States of America and Mexico
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About these borders
The borders come from Cliopatria (v0.2.1, Seshat Global History Databank, CC BY 4.0), the dataset behind our interactive map, with our audited name and border corrections. It records each state's territory year by year from 3400 BC to 2024. Borders before modern surveys are reconstructions: the data draws a state where it held control, and frontier zones, nomadic realms and loose overlordships are approximate. Areas are measured on an equal-area projection. Read how we make our maps.