1789 CE Political Map

This political world map of 1789 CE captures the world on the brink of a series of global revolutions in the aftermath of the American Revolution.

This map features the "before" picture of:

• The French Revolution
• The Haitian Revolution
• The revolts that would overturn Spanish rule in the Americas

Yet it is also a map still covered by empires, including major empires like the Qing, Ottoman, Mughal, and Russian Empires as well as the expansion of the British East India Company in India.

How to Use This Map

Ask your students: does this map show any signs of the coming shift towards nation-states that will stretch across the next two centuries?

1789 CE political map, by OER Project, CC BY 4.0.