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14th August, 1850 at Cape Kuegda was raised Russian flag
On the 14th of August, 1850 during the expedition to the Far East, led by naval officer Gennady ...
This Day in History 2014-08-14

New german maps at mapstor.com
5700 new 1:25 000 topographic maps issued by German agencies have been added to mapstor.com. New maps can be found in the sets of ...
Mapstor news 2014-08-06

Service update
At the moment mapstor.com team starts adding to the site historical maps published by military agencies around the world. We have already added 5000 ...
Mapstor news 2014-08-04

16th July, 1933 started Arctic expedition led by Otto Schmidt
On the 16th of July, 1933 started an expedition led by eminent Arctic explorer Otto Schmidt and ...
This Day in History 2014-07-16

15th July, 1867 was born Jean-Baptiste Charcot
On the 15th of July, 1867 was born Jean-Baptiste Etienne Auguste Charcot, traveler, polar explorer, ...
This Day in History 2014-07-15

8th July, 1819 was born Frances McClintock
On the 8t of July, 1819 was born Francis McClintock, Irish explorer, Admiral.  At the age of 12 he ...
This Day in History 2014-07-08

4th July, 1900 Eduard Toll went in search of Sannikov Land
On the 4th of July, 1900 from Kronstadt started expedition in search of the mysterious Sannikov ...
This Day in History 2014-07-04

30th June, 1824 the brig "New Earth" sailed off to the shores of Novaya Zemlya
On the 30th of June, 1824 started journey to the shores of the New Earth under ...
This Day in History 2014-06-30

24th June, 1604 Samuel de Champlain reached the mouth of the Saint John River
On the 24th June, 1604 French explorer, politician and founder of the first ...
This Day in History 2014-06-24

24th June, 1571 Lopez de Legazpi founded the Manila
On the 24th of 24 June, 1571 Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in the western part of Luzon ...
This Day in History 2014-06-24