THE COMPLETE CHART · AN INTERACTIVE COMPANION
A wider view of history.
Follow a family line. Find your chapter. Look closely at the original chart.
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How to explore
Drag the chart to move. Pinch with two fingers, use your mouse wheel, or press + and − to zoom. Double-tap or double-click to look closer.
With the chart focused, use arrow keys to move, +/− to zoom, and Home for the complete map. Tap the overview strip to move to a different part.
A chapter opens a selected illustration from the book. It does not mark the full extent of every topic discussed.
The outlined window shows your position. Tap the strip to move across the chart.
Read the chart with its context.
This is Sebastian C. Adams’ historical chart, catalogued as 1881. Its chronology, labels, and illustrations reflect the original work. Use the book’s explanations to distinguish its claims from biblical passages, calculations, and modern historical evidence.
Source, image credit, and downloads
Sebastian C. Adams, Adams’ Synchronological Chart or Map of History. David Rumsey Map Collection; David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford University Libraries. The title describes a third edition revised through 1878; the right edge includes 1881 material. Historical chart and faithful reproduction are identified as public domain in the companion’s source record.
The connected image is reconstructed from the same source pixels used for the book’s printable chart, with the print bleed excluded at internal boundaries. The viewer does not alter the historical lettering.
Download all four parts for the complete 48-tile printable set, in order: