German History Maps

The Essential List , 1500-2000 (in three parts)

"German History Maps: The Essential List" is compiled by  Helmut Walser Smith , Martha Rivers Ingram Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, author of  Germany. A Nation in its Time: Before, During, and After Nationalism, 1500-2000 (New York: Liveright, 2021) .

The map lists include period maps, modern maps, and digital maps. The maps, which are minimally commented upon, are publically available, and where possible include links to the original sources. The lists are also periodically corrected, updated, and added to.

The lists may also be found in the  German Studies Collaboratory 


German History Maps I

The Essential List, 1500-1870


German History Maps II

The Essential List, 1870-1945


German History Maps III

The Essential List, 1945-2020

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