Comments on: The Euratlas Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe

The Euratlas Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe

deanc — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 13:18:36 -0800

The Euratlas Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe details the evolution of the history of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East with a collection of maps from 1 AD to 1000 AD and 1100 AD to 2000 AD. You might have a general idea about what the Mediterranean looked like in 1000 AD, but did you know of the existence of the principality of Tmutarakan or the medieval Emirate of Mosul? Also includes a section on classical Rome and detailed maps of the city of Rome in 100 AD.

By: davy

davy — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 13:34:35 -0800

Damn deanc, it's posts like this that make me feel less alone in the world, which as far as I'm concerned is what Metafilter is for.

By: blendor

blendor — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 13:49:49 -0800

Wow. Great post, deanc. That Rome map is so cool (mouseover gives names of places when zoomed in).

By: blendor

blendor — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 13:51:42 -0800

Oops - just noticed the title of the page also gives the place name when zoomed.

By: ibmcginty

ibmcginty — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:23:45 -0800

Totally awesome. Thanks, deanc. Related link, probably got it from here.

By: Busithoth

Busithoth — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:46:56 -0800

this is awesome. can't wait to get home and fully investigate it.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:58:00 -0800

Very, very cool. Thanks.

By: Chanther

Chanther — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 15:50:32 -0800

Great post - thanks. The map of Europe in 1700 is absolutely something I can use in my classroom this fall. You know what I really would like to see some day? A zoomable globe a la Google Earth which also has a time slider - so that one could slide to a specific year and see the political boundaries of the world, cross referenced with articles explaining about this or that ruler, or expansionism, or political movement, or war. One with an option to press "play," so that one could see, for example, the Roman Empire expand or contract, or the rise and fall of the Third Reich. That would be a history geek's dream.

By: trinarian

trinarian — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 16:40:56 -0800

i was thinking the same thing, chanther, something similar to what you used to see after you won or lost civ3

By: IndigoJones

IndigoJones — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 17:36:52 -0800

Chanter beat me to it. I've been dreaming of same for years, surprised no one's done it. This is quite adequate until them, however, and many thanks

By: languagehat

languagehat — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 20:07:54 -0800

Chanther, I've been wanting this for years, and in particular for historic cities like Paris. Get cracking, history/computer geeks! Magnificent post, I need hardly add.

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 20:50:13 -0800

Barrington Atlas. I think it's only $500 or so.

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 20:53:18 -0800

Also: The Ancient World Mapping Center promotes cartography, historical geography and geographic information science as essential disciplines within the field of ancient studies through innovative and collaborative research, teaching, and community outreach activities.

By: euphorb

euphorb — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 21:18:44 -0800

Khazars represent!

By: davy

davy — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 22:22:51 -0800

The travails of the Shawnee, from the epidemics through the Beaver Wars until after the Civil War, might also be instructive, as would the impact of the horse upon the "Sioux" in the same period.

By: thatwhichfalls

thatwhichfalls — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 22:33:27 -0800

Great post! Thank you.

By: sellout

sellout — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 00:22:44 -0800

Outstanding post, thanks deanc. This'll keep me busy for a while.