History Map

Interactive historical world map with AI-powered local history.

Features

• 🗺️ 31 time periods from 10,000 BC to 2010 AD
• 🏛️ Historical borders — See how nations changed over time
• 🔍 AI-powered local history — Click any territory for historical context (Claude Sonnet)
• ⏱️ Timeline playback — Animate through history
• 🌙 Dark mode — Apple Maps-inspired design

Local Development

# Install nothing - just Node.js required

# Run with AI features
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-key node server.js

# Run without AI (static files only)
python3 -m http.server 8888

Open http://localhost:8888

Deploy to Vercel

1. Push to GitHub
2. Connect repo to Vercel
3. Add environment variable: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
4. Deploy

The /api/history serverless function handles AI queries server-side.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• ← → — Previous/next time period
• Space — Play/pause animation
• Escape — Close info panel

Data Sources

• Historical borders: historical-basemaps
• AI: Claude Sonnet via Anthropic API

Project Structure

/
├── index.html          # Main app
├── server.js           # Local dev server with API proxy
├── api/
│   └── history.js      # Vercel serverless function
├── data/
│   ├── geojson/        # Historical border files
│   └── *.json          # Trade routes, wonders, etc.
└── vercel.json         # Vercel config

License

MIT