Editions, Platforms, Languages
CENTENNIA HISTORICAL ATLAS
The complete edition of the Centennia Historical Atlas covers over ten centuries of history as well as recent geopolitical events. Its geographic range includes all of Europe as well as North Africa and the Near East and MidEast. The map can be evolved forward and backward in time, fast or slow, displaying changes as frequently as every tenth of a year. Over 9,000 border changes in hundreds of wars, dynastic conquests, as well as political mergers and separations are included.
CENTENNIA NATIONS EDITION
Available for FREE. Download it and explore. Centennia Nations Edition includes the 150-year period from the beginning of the transformation of modern Europe in 1789 through the complete Napolenic era and the periods of nation-building in the 19th century and through the First World War, up to the summer of 1939, the eve of the Second World War. It's free to use. Teach from it, learn from it, and if you decide you need more centuries, the data are included in your download. Buy a license code at any time to unlock all the centuries before 1789 and after 1939 in the complete Centennia Historical Atlas.
CENTENNIA RESEARCH EDITION
Professional datasets designed for academic research in history, political science, economics and related subjects. All of the borders and polygons of the complete atlas are included in GIS-compatible KML format. Read more...
WINDOWS: DESKTOP
The Windows version of Centennia is a standard Windows desktop app, fully compatible with Windows 11, 10, etc. It has low system requirements and will operate on nearly any Windows-based laptop or desktop machine built in the past ten years.
APPLE MAC: DESKTOP
The MacOS version of Centennia runs on any recent Mac laptop or desktop computer running MacOS 10.5 or later, including Monterey, Catalina, etc. Centennia has low system requirements. The app is signed and notarized and will pass the stringent security tests on modern Macs.
LANGUAGES
Current editions of the Centennia Atlas include text in Greek and German, as well as English. To change language while running Centennia, on your keyboard, hit "D" for German (Deutsche), "L" for Greek (ELLenika), or "E" for English.
Comments:
Falk Kuebler wrote: 2/25/2024What a stunning piece of both pleasure AND education for all of us, i.e. for Daddy and for my kids 11 and 13. Unfortunately most people don't yet know this marvellous piece of edutainment. I hope this will change quickly.
Sarah B wrote: 1/16/2024I have been using this program since 1999! I'd LOVE to see an iPad version as I teach 1:1 and have access to airplay. Thanks for keeping this program alive and available after all these years!
Cynthia T wrote: 10/8/2023How do I download the free version of Centennia Nations Edition? I do not see a link on the website. Thank you!
Frank Reed wrote: 10/8/2023Sorry for the confusion, Cynthia! Any of the download links here will get you the free version, Centennia Nations Edition. Then later if you buy and enter an access code that will convert into the complete edition of the Centennia Historical Atlas. So there's just the one download ...
HistoricalAtlas.com/download/.
Alex Karalekis wrote: 9/20/2023I have been using this teaching my Modern European History class with great success. It always draws a little crowd when the map is left in free animation on a big screen!
A. Karalekis
San Diego, California
Ellen M. wrote: 6/8/2023At last! I'm looking forward to using CENTENNIA Research Edition when my department completes the purchase ..... assuming we can fund it. Can you tell me: are the KML files compatible with Google Earth? Would I be able to show the historical borders of Europe, e.g., in 1499 displayed with the perspective and view features in Google Earth?
Frank Reed wrote: 6/8/2023Hello Ellen. I have added some sample views showing Centennia KML files viewed in Google Earth.
Jing Chu wrote: 4/14/2023Hello, Clockwork Mapping. I use the MacOS version of your Cantennia Atlas, and I wonder if you plan to port it to iPad. I think it would be really *slick* on a tablet! Also, do you intend to expand it into the tenth century? My specialty is medieval France, and I would like to see more detail there. Just a wishlist! Thank you for this amazing atlas.
Frank Reed wrote: 4/14/2023Yes, indeed. We are working on an iPad version. It's mostly a matter of funding. The new "Research Edition" of Centennia will, we hope, provide enough revenue to get the iOS version launched. As for the other item on your wishlist --more in medieval Europe-- it's certainly a possibility in the next year if we can get enough interest. Thanks for letting us know what interests you!
Frank Reed
Owner/Head Cartographer
Clockwork Mapping
Conanicut Island USA
Phil Perry wrote: 3/21/2023Your historical atlas shows details that I have never encountered anywhere else. I first discovered your maps through a viral video on youtube, and I was appalled to learn later that the video was published without attribution and violating your copyright. I hope you at least got some visitors to your site out of that. It's an astounding accomplishment and obviously a huge amount of research and artistry went into its creation.
Can you email me and let me know if you have any deals for students? I would love to be able to assign this to my students in my European History survey class this summer. Thanks, Phillip Perry, Ottawa.
Frank Reed wrote: 3/22/2023Hi, Phil. Absolutely -- we do have discount pricing arrangements for students in classes, assuming you would be ordering ten licenses or more. We also have licenses for history departments and small computer labs/libraries. I'll email you.
Frank Reed
Owner/Head Cartographer
Clockwork Mapping
Conanicut Island USA
Janet H. wrote: 11/2/2022I can't tell you how much I LOVE this atlas. I've been using it for five years in my genealogy research, and there's nothing that compares. If I need to know what was happening in Baden in 1660 or Brittany or Danzig/Gdansk in 1925 or Milan in 1805 or anywhere else at any date... then I can turn to the "Centennia Historical Atlas" for insight. I only wish it covered more centuries, and I'm really looking forward to the version covering the history of North America. Thank you!
J.A.H.
Taj Luckens wrote: 1/9/2023Hello, I am a student, I am wondering if you have any version for personal use, as I study history in my free time every day, and geacron isn't doing it for me.
Steve Leonard wrote: 5/18/2022I’m looking for information. I teach European history and this looks good
Kenneth Rip wrote: 7/3/2022love Centennia...any chance of adding data for the first millennium?
Shirley Bernadotti wrote: 7/16/2020More info on the research edition for the MAC. Must have.
Samuel Hoskins wrote: 1/10/2021If I want to use a paper check to pay for Centennia, can I use a discount code with it?
George H. wrote: 7/22/2021Wow! I found this through a Youtube video (with attribution!) after searching for something similar (a detailed map of the Holy Roman Empire) and this does not disappoint! While I'm a little shocked at the price tag, even the free version is leaps and bounds ahead of your nearest competitor (Harvard University, who doesn't let non-students access the map for any price AND whos map isnt even as detailed!) I know I will eventually buy the full version as I love this so much already!
Ari in NYC wrote: 7/30/2021Frank,
Another voice of acclaim for your work. I licensed the application with great delight soon after 2005.
Please add my vote to the requests for an iPad version.
With appreciation and thanks,
Ari M
John Perry wrote: 9/11/2021I see little mention of genealogy. Without Centennia (Millennia back in the 1990's) I don't know if I would have ever known to look for my northern Germany ancestors in the Scandinavian (Denmark) section of the genealogy library. My grandmother was born in Lublin. I assumed Poland, not Russia at the time. A very useful genealogy tool, thanks.
Brason wrote: 10/1/2021This is cool, I did not realize how much Europe change in that time period.
Zoltán Györe wrote: 12/28/2021I use this atlas for about 10 years with great pleasure. It is practical, precise and very useful so I recommend it also to my students of history, culturology and hungarology. Thank you very much!
Ipek Yosmaoglu wrote: 3/10/2020I have used Centennia in my classes in the past. I still have the software on my computer but it won't open, it says the developer of the app needs to update it for it to work with current version of MacOS. What do you suggest? Do I need to re-purchase the app?
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