A 1916 map of South America, showing annual rainfall and prevailing winds. This map shows the wind direction of the Northeast Trades, the Atlantic and Pacific Southeast Trades, and the Westerlies, and shows their effect on rainfall...

"The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America cartographic history materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented. The collection...

This site provides several country and city maps as they relate to Venezuela.

Explore isolated volcanic islands. Charles Darwin's observations and collections of the Galapagos wildlife in 1835 contributed to his theory of evolution by natural selection. [7:08]

View a map of the Plata River basin, which is made up of the Parana-Paraguay and Uruguay River systems. Includes a short description of the region.

A map showing elevations above and below sea level throughout South America.

A base map from 1872 illustrating instructions for drawing South America. The map shows the equator, major rivers, mountain systems, and includes two east-west cross-sections showing the central and southern Amazon Basin and Andes.

A map from 1922 showing national borders in eastern South America at the time, including British, Dutch, and French Guiana, eastern Brazil, and Paraguay, with portions of Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay.

"Production and consumption of iron and manganese ores in South America in 1913.

Maps showing locations of nuclear power reactors.

Presents a great collection of maps all having to do with Brazil. There are country maps, city maps, and thematic maps that cover topics such as politics, geography, economy, land use, population, climate, and more.

Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in Latin American history from 1898 to 2000.

A map from 1920 showing the southern part of South America, including the national, state, and territory borders at the time for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, southern Chile, and southern Brazil. The map shows capitals and other major...

A map from 1920 of the southern part of South America from Sao Paulo on the Atlantic and Iquique on the Pacific south to Tierra del Fuego. The map shows the political boundaries at the time for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the...

A map from 1914 of the southern part of South America from Victoria, Brazil on the Atlantic and Iquique, Chile on the Pacific south to Tierra del Fuego. The map shows the political boundaries at the time for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay,...

A map from 1898 showing mean annual rainfall in South America. The map shows the equatorial rain belt in July and in January, the direction of prevailing winds and their effect on rainfall patterns. The map shows regions ranging from...

A map from 1920 of the northern part of South America from the Caribbean Sea south the Rio de Janeiro. The map shows the political boundaries at the time for Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, British, Dutch, and French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru,...

A map showing the southern part of South America.

A map from 1911 of South America showing the political boundaries of the time, major cities, rivers, and coastal features. A chart at the bottom of the map shows the relational population size of the principal South American cities of...

A map of the northern part of South America, with an inset of Rio De Janeiro.

A map from 1920 showing the northern part of South America, including the national borders at the time for Columbia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and the northern portions of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. The map...

A map from 1901 showing mean annual rainfall in South America. The map shows the equatorial rain belt in July and in January, the direction of prevailing winds and their effect on rainfall patterns. The map shows regions ranging from...

Features a map of Guyana with an easy to understand synopsis of general information on the country.

This political map of Latin America and South America is in color and features major cities.