The purpose of creating this article was to illustrate the role of map sketches in the learning of historical geography so important. Displays similarities or differences in past regions and spatial changes over certain periods. Thus the existence of the map becomes very important in the study, at least as a summary of the environmental conditions of the past m.a. Metode study literature is the method used in the study of this article. Data collection is obtained through various literature or books, journals, articles, the internet, andother sources that are related to the problem discussed. From the map sketches in the discussion of this article, both map sketches depicting the Semarang city area , sketches of the Mataram kingdom area and sketches of the old city of Medan wecan see in the course of time humans never stop utilizing environment directly or indirectly by changing the environment as needed.