PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1759

In 1759 the atlas holds 573 states standing across 6 regions. 20 things began that year - Candide, Battle of the Plains of Abraham and Battle of Kunersdorf among them - and 2 ended; 22 people were born and 8 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1750s page, and to its century on the 18th century.

What began in 1759

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

Wars and battles 18

and 8 more in the atlas.

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1759

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

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1759 22

and 6 more in the atlas.

Died in 1759 8

Standing in 1759

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: 77 statesMiddle East and North Africa77Sub-Saharan Africa: 38 statesSub-Saharan Africa38South Asia: 137 statesSouth Asia137East and Southeast Asia: 68 statesEast and Southeast Asia68Americas and Oceania: 16 statesAmericas and Oceania16Location unknown: 25 statesLocation unknown25

Europe212 states

and 202 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa77 states

and 67 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa38 states

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

South Asia137 states

and 127 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 unknown25 states

and 15 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1734 – 1784: every state, war and life of 1759 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1759: 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.