Geffen Braunstein

Chronoatlas

Interactive map, 2026

Maps freeze one moment. Chronoatlas lets you move the moment. Drag the timeline and borders redraw as empires expand, split and disappear; switch between a flat map and a globe; click any territory and a panel tells you what it was called then, who ruled it and how many people lived there.

Flat world map in 2010 — The world in 2010, flat projection.

Globe view of the world in 2010 — The same year on the globe.

North America before colonization, divided into Indigenous nations — North America, pre-colonial nations.

Europe in 1815 with many small states — Europe in 1815.

Asia on the globe with historical empires — Asia, several centuries back.

Europe with the Holy Roman Empire selected and an information panel open — Click a country and it tells you what it was.

The globe with the United States selected in 1800 — The United States in 1800.

The Batavian Republic selected in 1800 — The Batavian Republic, same year.

Australia in 1700 with Aboriginal nations and the Luritja selected — Australia in 1700.

The United States in 2010 with its information panel — Back to the present.