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The cartography department of the Military history WikiProject aims to assemble a collection of high-quality maps for use in military history articles; both through obtaining existing public domain or free-license maps, and by creating new ones as needed.

Atlas

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Ancient

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Classical Greece

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Persian invasions of Greece, 492 BC - 490 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 474x736.
Persian Empire, 490 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 971x741.
Battle of Marathon, 490 BC - Initial situation
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 742x562.
Battle of Marathon, 490 BC - Greek double envelopment
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 706x562.
Third Persian invasion of Greece, 480-479 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 538x750.
Battle of Thermopylae and movements to Salamis, 480 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 747x561.
Battle of Salamis, 480 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 741x556.
Battle of Leuctra, 371 BC - Opening moves
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 742x567.
Battle of Leuctra, 371 BC - Decisive action
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 742x567.
Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 752x531.
Battle of Granicus, 334 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 746x573.
Battle of Issus, 333 BC - Movements to the battlefield
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 738x563.
Battle of Issus, 333 BC - Initial dispositions
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 738x563.
Battle of Issus, 333 BC - Decisive moment
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 738x563.
Siege of Tyre, 333-332 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 738x563.
Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC - Opening movements
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 739x561.
Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC - Alexander's decisive movement
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 721x547.
Battle of Hydaspes, 326 BC - Alexander's crossing
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 722x548.
Battle of Hydaspes, 326 BC - Combined arms attack
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 712x540.

Classical Rome

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Roman and Carthaginian spheres of influence, 218 BC
William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas (1911) - 1108x822.
Italy and environs, 218 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 749x529.
Hannibal's route of invasion, 3rd century BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 740x560.
Battle of Trebia, 218 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 740x560.
Battle of Cannae, 215 BC - Initial Roman attack
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 742x571.
Battle of Cannae, 215 BC - Destruction of the Roman army
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 737x567.
Battle of Zama, 202 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 744x526.
Expansion of Rome, 2nd century BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 738x567.
Gaul, 1st century BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 611x569.
Caesar's Campaigns in Gaul, 1st century BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 556x574.
Siege of Alesia, 52 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 744x399.
Battle of Pharsalus, 48 BC
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 741x429.
Limes in Britain, 122
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 575x744.
Limes in Germany, 2nd century AD
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 568x640.
Battle of Adrianople, 378
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 545x746.
Roman Empire about 395
William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas (1911) - 1899x1543.
Routes of the barbarian invaders, 5th century AD
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 624x575.

Medieval

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Byzantine Empire

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Battle of Dara, 520
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 745x571.
Byzantine Themes, 650
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 744x456.
Byzantine Themes, 950
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 744x456.

Hundred Years' War

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Battle of Crécy, 26 August 1346
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 854x969.

Other

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Battle of Hastings, 1066
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 752x508.

Early modern

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Italian Wars

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Campaigns of Charles VIII and Gonzalo de Cordoba, 1494-1495
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1102x856.
Battle of Garigliano, 1503
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 726x572.

Thirty Years' War

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Battle of Breitenfeld - Initial dispositions, 17 September 1631
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1097x852.
Battle of Breitenfeld - Opening moves, 17 September 1631
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1101x856.
Battle of Breitenfeld - Stopping the attack, 17 September 1631
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1097x852.
Battle of Breitenfeld - Annihilation, 17 September 1631
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1085x843.
Battle of Lutzen, 1632
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 588x573.

The Deluge

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1648-1666
//Halibutt, based on his own map and map in Atlas historyczny by Institute of History of the PAN - 2000x1568.

War of the Spanish Succession

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Marlborough's assault on Schellenberg, 2 July 1704
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 627x569.
Maneuvers before the Battle of Blenheim, 6-13 August 1704
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 938x720.
Battle of Blenhiem - Situation about noon, 13 August 1704
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1121x864.
Battle of Blenheim - Penetration, 1730, 13 August 1704
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1111x856.
Battle of Blenhiem - Explotation, 13 August 1704
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1107x853.
Battle of Ramillies, 23 May 1707 - Initial dispositions
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1108x852.
Battle of Ramillies, 23 May 1707 - Maneuvers
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1108x852.
Battle of Ramillies, 23 May 1707 - Breakthrough
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1108x852.
Battle of Ramillies, 23 May 1707 - Pursuit
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1108x852.
Battle of Oudenarde, 11 July 1708
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 721x577.

War of the Austrian Succession

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Battle of Mollwitz, 10 April 1741
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 748x577.

Seven Years' War

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Operations, 1756
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1099x854.
Operations in Bohemia, 1757
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1104x859.
Battle of Prague, 6 May 1757 - Attempted envelopment
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 812x722.
Battle of Prague, 6 May 1757 - Penetration
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 812x722.
Withdrawal from Bohemia, 1757
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1103x858.
Interior lines, 1757
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1094x851.
Operations in Saxony and Silesia, 1757
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1106x860.
Battle of Rossbach - Maneuver for position, 2-4 November 1757
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 925x720.
Battle of Rossbach - The trap, 5 November 1757
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 921x716.
Battle of Leuthen, 5 December 1757 - The shift
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 929x713.
Battle of Leuthen - The fix, 5 December 1757
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 934x717.
Battle of Leuthen, 5 December 1757 - The press
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 930x714.
Battle of Leuthen - The kill, 5 December 1757
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 929x713.

Napoleonic Wars

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Egyptian Campaign

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Egyptian and Syrian Campaigns, 19 May 1798-2 September 1801
French Defense Historical Service - 600x823.

War of the Third Coalition

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Ulm campaign - Invasion of Bavaria and French assembly on the Rhine, 2-25 September 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1260x970.
Ulm campaign - French strategic envelopment, 26 September-9 October 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1260x970.
Ulm campaign - Engagements around Ulm, 7-9 October 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1260x970.
Ulm campaign - Engagements around Ulm, 9-11 October 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1260x970.
Ulm campaign - Engagements around Ulm, 11-14 October 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1260x970.
Austerlitz campaign - Pursuit to Vienna, 26 October-15 November 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1260x970.
Austerlitz campaign - General situation, 25 November 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1260x970.
Battle of Austerlitz, Situation at 1800, 1 December 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 872x668.
Battle of Austerlitz - Situation at 0900, 2 December 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 872x668.
Battle of Austerlitz - Situation at 1400, 2 December 1805
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 872x668.

World War I

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Western Front, 1914
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1241x961.
Western Front, 1917
Frank M. McMurry, The Geography of the Great War (1919) - 1144x1110.
Western Front, 15 July 1918
Frank M. McMurry, The Geography of the Great War (1919) - 812x694.
Battle of Amiens, August 8, 1918
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 597x925.

Polish-Bolshevik War

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March 1919
//Halibutt - 2000x1534.
December 1919
//Halibutt - 2000x1534.
May-June 1920
//Halibutt - 2000x1534.
15 August 1920
//Halibutt - 2000x1534.
Riga Peace Treaty
//Halibutt - 2000x1534.

World War II

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Polish division-sized units on 1 September 1939
//Halibutt, based on various books, including Wrzesień 1939 by PP Wieczorkiewicz and Wierności dochować żołnierskiej by W. Stachiewicz - 2000x1534.
Battle for Poland after 14 September 1939
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1256x956.
British Naval Movements during Norwegian campaign 7-9 April 1940
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 804x1181.
British Naval Movements during Norwegian campaign 9-13 April 1940
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 800x1171.
Battle of Narvik 10-13 April 1940
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 804x1181.
Norwegian Ground Campaign 1940, Southern and Central Norway
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 598x924.
Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, 22 June to 25 August 1941
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1256x956.
Soviet Leningrad and Ukraine Offensive Operations 2 December 1943 to 30 April 1944
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1256x956.
Soviet advances, 19 August to 31 December 1944
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1256x956.
Soviet Advances 13 December 1942 to 18 February 1943
The Department of History, United States Military Academy - 1256x956.

Unsorted maps

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Potential sources

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