A three-part map shows North America in 1763, the course of the war from 1775 to 1783 and the territorial settlement that followed the Peace of Paris.
This map, produced by EOSGIS for Storica National Geographic no. 212 (October 2026), accompanies the feature on George Washington, published for the 250th anniversary of American independence.
It is organised as three consecutive scenes. The first shows North America in 1763: the territory of the Thirteen Colonies, the French domains and the boundary line set by the British Royal Proclamation of that year, which restricted the colonists' westward expansion. That year marked the end of the Seven Years' War, whose debt lay behind the taxes that angered the colonists.
The second scene, The War of Independence (1775-1783), uses symbols and colours to distinguish colonial and British victories, along with the movements of each side's forces. It also includes the French forces, allies of the colonies from 1778. Zooming in on the viewer reveals the names of the places marked, such as Lexington and Concord, Trenton and Princeton.
The third scene shows the postwar territorial expansion: the border of the United States after the Peace of Paris (1783) and the lands still held or claimed by the English and Spanish colonies.
Published in Historia National Geographic no. 212, 2026-10
