With every map there comes:

• a small version – the one you see, 500 pixels wide,
• and, underneath the image, a descriptive title
• a link to a larger version (1000 pixels wide) for download, and
• a link to the source.

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European cultures around 1200 BC | Larger version | Source

Romance languages in Europe 200 AD | Larger version | Source

Races in Europe – 1916 | Larger version | Source

Racial map of Europe 1923 | Larger version | Source

Core and periphery of Europe | Larger version | Source

Europe’s North South Divides | Larger version | Source

Formal culture regions of Europe | Larger version | Source

Ethnic composition in Bosnia Herzegovina in 1991 | Larger version | Source

Ethnic composition in Bosnia Herzegovina in 2005 | Larger version | Source

Ethnolinguistic groups in the Caucasus | Larger version | Source

Slavic languages in Europe | Larger version | Source

Languages of Europe 1 | Larger version | Source

Languages of Europe 2 | Larger version | Source

How blond is Europe? | Larger version | Source | Further info

How fair-eyed is Europe? | Larger version | Source | Further info