Maps by
Century
Maps from 1501 to 1600 C.E.
By Year
1500:
1525:
Sengoku
Daimyo Circa 1525
Very large, attractive map of Japan by Christopher West at
the Samurai Archives site
1543:
Uesugi
Unification of Echigo 1543-1551
A clear representation of the various factions of Echigo,
Japan, by Christopher West at the Samurai Archives
site.
1545:
Sengoku
Daimyo Circa. 1545
Very large, attractive map of Japan by Christopher West at
the Samurai Archives site.
1550:
Sengoku
Daimyo Circa 1550
Very large, attractive map of Japan by Christopher West at
the Samurai Archives site.
1550:
1555:
Map of Central
Europe
From the Atlas to Freeman's Historical Geography,
edited by J.B. Bury, a map of the political divisions of
Germany and Central Europe in the 1555, here at the Medieval
History site.
1560:
Sengoku
Daimyo Circa 1560
Very large, attractive map of Japan by Christopher West at
the Samurai Archives site.
The
Unification of Japan 1560-1590
Large, colorful map by Christopher West at the Samurai
Archives site depicts the holdings of Nobunaga, Hideyoshi,
and Ieyasu.
1563:
Map of the Baltic
Lands
A map depicting the lands bordering the Baltic Sea,
including Russia, Scandinavia and Northern Europe. From the
Atlas to Freeman's Historical Geography, online here
at the Medieval History site.
1569:
Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth from the Union of Lublin, 1569 to
1667
New!
A clear black and white map showing the boundaries of
Poland-Lithuania in 1569 and the boundary between
Poland and Lithuania at the Union of Lublin also depicts
fiefs and territories within and around the nation in the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. From the Library of
Congress Country Study on Poland, online here at the
Medieval History site.
1570:
1572:
Sengoku
Daimyo Circa 1572
Very large, attractive map of Japan by Christopher West at
the Samurai Archives site.
1582:
Môri
Holdings in Western Japan Circa 1582
Huge map of Western Japan by Christopher West at the Samurai
Archives site.
Shimazu
Holdings in Kyushu Circa 1582
Simple map by Christopher West at the Samurai Archives site
depicts the holdings of Shimazu Yoshihisa.
1583:
Japan
after Nobunaga
Very large, attractive map of Japan by Christopher West at
the Samurai Archives site.
1600:
Ireland
circa 1600 A.D.
Clear map of is followed by useful info at the Ireland's
History in Maps site.
Sekigahara
Campaign
Very well-annotated map by Christopher West at the Samurai
Archives site depicts the holdings of the various clans
involved in the Sekigahara conflict.
General
Japan
in the 16th Century
Very large, attractive map depicts towns, castles, centers of trade
and religion, and mines. Well done by Christopher West at the Samurai
Archives site.
Kyushu
in the 16th Century
Map by Christopher West at the Samurai Archives site displays notable
locations on the island of Kyushu.
The
New World
From the University of Georgia's Rare Map Collection come seven
images of maps of the New World from the sixteenth and seventeenth
century.
Timothy Pont's
Maps
Attractive site showcases the maps created in the late sixteenth
century by Timothy Pont. Features include zoom, pan, and rotation for
maps focusing on numerous locations in Scotland.
Tudor
England
A screen-size sketched map of England reveals the counties, and is
accompanied by a larger version suitable for printing, at the
Compendium of Common Knowledge. Downloading the larger map for
printing from a graphics program is recommended.
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