This is a reference to the major developments of North American history from pre-human settlement to the American Civil War and more recent changes. Maps and commentary look at such areas as the settlements made by the American indians, European discovery and colonization, the Revolution, the expansion of the frontier, the struggles of the Civil War and the acceptance into the Union of the new states and territories.

• The Penguin Atlas of Modern History : to 1815 (Hist Atlas)
• The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History: Revised Edition (Hist Atlas)
• The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History: Revised Edition
• The New Penguin Atlas of Recent History: Europe Since 1815
• The Penguin Atlas of African History: Revised Edition