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Africa and a New Imperialism – AM Digital

AM is an award-winning digital publisher with over 30 years’ experience working alongside libraries, archives, and educators.

Their mission is to reimagine primary sources and bring them vividly to life. They’re using Humap to create interactive maps that spotlight hidden histories and make historical narratives more accessible, engaging, and relevant for students and researchers alike.

Want to learn more? Take a look at our AM Digital case study.

Header image from Africa and the New Imperialism: European Borders on the African Continent 1870-1914© Adam Matthew Digital Limited, 2023.

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Endless ways to curate your content

Humap transforms primary sources into rich, interactive experiences your customers and users will genuinely value.

From multimedia Records and curated Collections to Journeys, Timelines, and Trails, you have complete creative control. Showcase your primary sources in engaging, map-based formats that enhance teaching, spark research, and align with any curriculum.

You can also embed specific content, add links, or use quick-start tools to seamlessly connect your Humap instance with other parts of your asset management system or digital platform—making your ecosystem feel like one cohesive whole.

Image from Life At Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 © Adam Matthew Digital Limited, 2025.

A screenshot from the Life At Sea map showing a manuscript-heavy diary

AM projects on Humap

Each AM Humap instance has a unique aesthetic and a wide variety of fascinating sources.

Medieval Family Life: The Paston, Cely, Plumpton, Stonor and Armburgh Papers is a primary source product that has recently been refreshed. This resource features a visualisation that uses data overlays to map out the lives of medieval families in the UK, as well as sites of interest such as castles and towns.

Life At Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 is a new product. This resource uses our routes and timelines features to turn sea voyage diaries into an interactive experience.

Africa and the New Imperialism: European Borders on the African Continent 1870-1914 is also a new product. This map combines a huge range of primary sources with data overlays to create a comprehensive narrative of Europe’s imperialist expansion into Africa.

Image from Medieval Family Life: The Paston, Cely, Plumpton, Stonor and Armburgh Papers © Adam Matthew Digital Limited, 2025.

A screenshot of the Medieval Family Life map showing data points

Integrates with existing systems

Using Humap is as simple as embedding a YouTube video.

With an advanced data import pipeline and a REST API, we can deeply integrate Humap into your existing system.

Our maps don’t obsolesce. Where custom developed maps quickly become dated or unusable after the terms of the contract are up, we provide a comprehensive LSA and uptime guarantees. Hosting, maintenance, and updates are removed as pain points for Humap clients.

Image from Africa and the New Imperialism: European Borders on the African Continent 1870-1914 © Adam Matthew Digital Limited, 2025.

A screenshot showing a record preview on the Africa & The New Imperialism interactive map

Seamless user-experience

No downloads or coding knowledge required.

Humap is a no-code and web-native platform, so your editorial and research teams can jump right into creating, curating, and updating content. It doesn’t require any technical knowledge—just your passion for making education fun.

As a white-label solution, Humap can integrate into your existing systems technically and aesthetically, taking on your brand identity.

For institutions that use Microsoft 365 or Google, Humap has single sign-on. We also have social sign-on for Facebook and Twitter.

Image from Medieval Family Life: The Paston, Cely, Plumpton, Stonor and Armburgh Papers © Adam Matthew Digital Limited, 2025.

A screenshot from the Medieval Family Life interactive map

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