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Ethnic and Language Map of the Near East
This map, produced in 1943 by the Geographic Service of the Auswärtiges Amt (Foreign Office) of Germany, shows the ethnic, linguistic, and religious makeup of the Middle East. Included are the...
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Part I of the Map of Asia: Including Turkey, Arabia, Persia, India below the...
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville (1697−1782) was an important French cartographer known for his scrupulous attention to detail and his commitment to accuracy. His method was to collect and compare...
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The Empire of Alexander the Great and his Campaigns in Europe, Africa, and...
This map, published in Paris in 1712, shows the expeditions and empire of Alexander the Great (356–323 BC), in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The circular inset at the top shows the three continents. The...
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Countries of the Ottoman Emperor in Asia, Persia, Uzbek Territory, Arabia,...
This 1740s map shows the possessions of the Ottoman Empire in Asia (including present-day Turkey, Iraq, and the Levant), the Persian Empire (shown to include present-day Iran, Afghanistan, much of...
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Map of Western Asia, Circa 1918−20
This map of western Asia produced by the American Geographical Society (AGS) of New York dates from the period immediately after World War I. A similar map in the collection of the American...
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View of the Main Square of Moreno, the Capital of Casanare, Province of Casanare
This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820−1902) shows the slow pace of life in Moreno, a small town that was then the capital of Casanare Province (present-day Casanare Department), Colombia, and...
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Mulattoes and an Indian Fishing, Province of Casanare
This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820−1902) shows the different methods of fishing employed by people in Casanare Province (present-day Casanare Department), Colombia. The man identified as a...
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Saliva Indians Dancing, Province of Casanare
This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820−1902) shows a scene in which Saliva Indians of Casanare Province (present-day Casanare Department), Colombia, are dancing and enjoying music. The watercolor...
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Village on the Banks of the Meta River, Province of Casanare
This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820−1902) appears to show a scene from one of the Comisión Corográfica (Chorographic Commission) expeditions in the province of Casanare (present-day Casanare...
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View of the Snow-capped Mount Chita and of the Great Snowfields near Güicán,...
This watercolor by Carmelo Fernández (1809−87) shows the snow-covered Chita Mountains in the municipality of Güicán, Tundama Province (present-day Boyacá Department), northeast Colombia. Most of...
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View of the River Meta from Orocué, near the Old Macuco Mission, Province of...
This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820-1902) shows a scene at the edge of the River Meta in Casanare Province (now Casanare Department), Colombia, in the Llanos Orientales (The Eastern Plains)...
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General View of The Plains, Province of Casanare
This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820−1902) shows the plains in the eastern part of Colombia, known as the Llanos, which are vast open grasslands. The sparsely populated northern plains lie east...
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View of a Village on the Banks of the River Meta, Province of Casanare
This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820−1902) depicts people of different ethnic groups living in an unidentified village in the province of Casanare (present-day Casanare Department), Colombia....
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A House in Boyacá, General Headquarters in 1819, Province of Tunja
This watercolor by Carmelo Fernández (1809−87) shows a house in the town of Boyacá in the then-province of Tunja (present-day Boyacá Department), in northeast Colombia. The house probably served as...
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The Engraved Rock of Gámeza, Province of Tundama
This watercolor by Carmelo Fernández (1809−87) shows the Gámeza Rock art in Tundama Province (present-day Boyacá Department), northeast Colombia. The caption below the picture says that the great rock...
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White and Mestizo Inhabitants, Tundama Province
This watercolor by Carmelo Fernández (1809−87) shows three individuals representing different ethnic and racial groups living in Tundama Province (present-day Boyacá Department), northeast Colombia....
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Notable Citizens, Province of Tundama
This watercolor by Carmelo Fernández (1809−87) shows citizens in Tundama Province (present-day Boyacá Department), northeast Colombia. The individuals are all well-dressed. The couple in the...
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Notables of the Capital, Province of Tunja
This watercolor by Carmelo Fernández (1809−87) shows three citizens of Tunja, now the capital of Boyacá Department, in northeast Colombia, and at that time both a provincial capital and the name of a...
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View of the Field of the Battle of Boyacá that Led to the Freedom of the...
This watercolor by Carmelo Fernández (1809−87) shows the site of the Battle of Boyacá, located at a height of some 3,000 meters in Tunja Province (present-day Boyacá Department), in northeast...
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The Square of Barbacoas, Province of Barbacoas
This watercolor by Manuel María Paz (1820−1902) shows several people in the main town square of Barbacoas (present-day Nariño Department), Colombia. Situated in a valley near the southwest Pacific...
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