The map showing the early British Colonies of America is said ... Swann Auction Galleries said: "Rarely, if ever, has a piece of an 18th Century map's publication story been preserved or offered ...

The map above shows the empire in the 18th century, not long before it was disbanded. Picture of Europe for July 1772 - an anonymous British print, source: British Museum The first partition of Poland ...

The Vikings, Normans and French war and invasions Britain forms an empire, 16th to 18th Century British Empire's expansion in Africa, 1700s-1920s Losing empire, Commonwealth and joining EU, 1900s ...