A provocative 1846 map showing the extent of American territorial ambitions in western North America, and in the disputed lands of the independent Republic of Texas. Mexico is shown with its northwestern boundary truncated at Sonora, and its province of Nuevo Mexico reduced to a mere strip of land along the west side of the Rio Grande. Oregon ( Read more... )

The evolution of our neighbour to the north.


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Only 3-1/2 lifespans ago...

( ...the Kingdom of Poland was the territorial equal of the other great powers of Europe. )