PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1742

In 1742 the atlas holds 548 states standing across 6 regions. 7 things began that year - Battle of Chotusitz, Treaty of Breslau and Treaty of Berlin among them - and 3 ended; 13 people were born and 3 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1740s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1742

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

States 2

Wars and battles 3

Treaties 2

What ended in 1742

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 2

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1742 13

Died in 1742 3

Standing in 1742

The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.

Europe: 212 statesEurope212Middle East and North Africa: 60 statesMiddle East and North Africa60Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 130 statesSouth Asia130East and Southeast Asia: 68 statesEast and Southeast Asia68Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 24 statesLocation unknown24

Europe212 states

and 202 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa60 states

and 50 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa38 states

and 28 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia130 states

and 120 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia68 states

and 58 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania16 states

and 6 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown24 states

and 14 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1717 – 1767: every state, war and life of 1742 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1742: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.