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A map of South America in 1898. The map shows capitals and major cities, railroads, terrain, rivers, and coastal features, and includes an insert map of the Isthmus of Panama. "The chief industries in South America are herding,...

Physical map of South America with map inserts of the Isthmus of Panama and principal products and sea ports of South America. Included are water currents and routes, railroads, select land elevations, time zones, as well as latitude and...

An orographic map of South America from 1885 showing the primary mountain systems and general elevations. The map is color-coded to show highlands in buff tint, lowlands in green, and the major mountain chains with heavy black lines. The...

A map of South America.

Map of South America in 1919.

Physical map of South America.

Overview map of South America showing boundaries current to 1915, major cities, rivers, and the Andes.

A map of South America from 1897 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, and coastal features.

A map of South America from 1885 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, railroads, rivers, terrain, and coastal features.

A map of South America from 1906 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, and coastal features. An inset map shows the Galapagos Islands.

A map of South America from 1909 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, and coastal features. An inset map shows the Galapagos Islands.

A map of South America from 1919 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, and coastal features. An inset map shows the Galapagos Islands.

A map of South America from 1920 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, terrain, and coastal features. An inset map shows the Galapagos Islands.

A map of South America from 1920 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, and coastal features. An inset map shows the Galapagos Islands. A key-grid reference to countries and...

A map of South America from 1901 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, railroads, rivers, and coastal features. An inset map shows the Isthmus of Panama with the railroad from the...

A map of South America in 1910 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map is color-coded to distinguish between states, and shows the territorial dispute along the Columbian and Ecuadorian frontier in 1910. The map shows...

A map of South America from 1870 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, terrain and coastal features. Mountain chains and systems are shown by hatchure. An outline map of...

A map of South America from 1906 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, terrain and coastal features. An outline map of Pennsylvania at the same map scale is included to show...

Physical map of South America showing major cities (including cities with a population over one million), major landforms and waterways, including the Andes, the Amazon River and Amazon Basin, the Guyana Highlands, the Parana River, the...

A map of South America from 1920 showing the political boundaries of the time.

A map of South America from 1910 showing the political boundaries of the time. The map shows capitals, major cities, ports, rivers, terrain and coastal features. The size of city labels indicate general population of the city at the time.

Take this interactive map quiz from Lizard Point to practice and test your knowledge of South American geography.

Read about the exciting adventures of Col. Percy Fawcett as he mapped the jungles of South America in the early 20th century.