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The Ten Panels of Adams' Synchronological Chart

Sebastian C. Adams' 1881 chart, also known as Adams' Map of History, reads from left to right in ten panels, from 4004 BC to the late 1870s. Each page below walks through one panel: the years it holds, what Adams placed above and below the stream of time, the people on it, and what to look for when you zoom.

1. Panel 1 The Creation and the First Patriarchs c. 4004–3500 BC

   Panel 1 of Sebastian C.

2. Panel 2 The Patriarchs Before the Flood c. 3500–2900 BC

   Panel 2 of Sebastian C.

3. Panel 3 Noah and the Deluge c. 2900–2300 BC

   Panel 3 of Sebastian C.

4. Panel 4 Abraham and the Early Empires c. 2300–1700 BC

   Panel 4 of Sebastian C.

5. Panel 5 The Exodus and the Age of the Judges c. 1700–1100 BC

   Panel 5 of Sebastian C.

6. Panel 6 From Saul to Cyrus: Kings, Prophets and Empires c. 1100–500 BC

   Panel 6 of Sebastian C.

7. Panel 7 Greece, Rome and the Beginning of the Christian Era c. 500 BC–AD 100

   Panel 7 of Sebastian C.

8. Panel 8 The Fall of Rome and the Hegira c. AD 100–700

   Panel 8 of Sebastian C.

9. Panel 9 Charlemagne, the Crusades and the Medieval Kingdoms c. AD 700–1300

   Panel 9 of Sebastian C.

10. Panel 10 Discovery, Revolution and the United States c. AD 1300–1878

    Panel 10 of Sebastian C.

Text by Heritage Chronology Press. Chart by Sebastian C. Adams, 1881 edition (public domain).