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 from 1911 of South America showing the population density across the region. The map is color-coded to show areas of population densities ranging from under 2 persons per square mile to over 256 persons per square mile. A chart at...

A map of northwestern South America from the French scientific explorations of the area in 1861. The map shows the Pacific coastal region of New Granada (Columbia), Ecuador, Peru, and the northern portion of Bolivia near Lake Titicaca....

A physical and political map of northwestern South America in 1916 showing the boundaries for Columbia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia at the time. The map uses color-contouring to show elevations from sea level to...

A map from 1902 of South America showing the general physical features including mountain systems, prominent peaks and volcanoes, river and lake systems, plateaus, and coastal features. The map is color-coded with the highlands above...

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...

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 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 1868 of South America showing the physical features of the region, vegetation types, ocean currents, temperatures, principal products and mineral deposits. Mountain chains are represented by lines of varying thickness, with...

A relief map from 1890 showing terrain features of South America. "South America is the fourth continent in size, and strikingly resembles North America in the arrangement of its relief-forms. It has, like the latter, a predominant...

A map from 1911 of South America showing the political boundaries of the time, major cities, terrain, rivers, and coastal features. The map is color-coded to show the Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and French possessions about the end of...

A map showing the population density of South America around 1910. The map shows the regions where population density ranges from under two inhabitants per square mile to regions of population over 512 inhabitants per square mile. Cities...

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...

A map showing the southern part of South America.

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

A base map from 1898 of the population density and general ethnic make-up of South America.

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

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.

A map from 1901 of South America showing the general physical features including mountain systems, prominent peaks and volcanoes, river and lake systems, plateaus, and coastal features. The map is color-coded with the highlands above...

"Production of coal in South America in 1913 .

A map from 1901 of South America showing the physical features of the region. This map is color-coded to show general elevations from sea level to over 6,500 feet, mountain systems, drainage divides, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and...

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.