100 Biggest Cities of the World in 1789 with a Map
With the help of a map, can you name the 100 most populous cities of the world before the French Revolution in 1789?
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Population figures are calculated from different approximates according to this and this article, 3000 Years of Urban Growth by Tertius Chandler and Gerald Fox and this this dataset by Dr. E. Buringh.
New York City wasn't even close to being one of the biggest cities at this point. It sat at a mere 33k people according to the 1790 census. Though proved to be growing extremely quickly, as by the next census in 1800 it already sat at nearly double (60k).