HISTORY of BASKETBALL.......................................................................................................Few publications or enthusiasts know the history of Basketball from Naismith's 1891 invention to the glitz of today's game. This "segway" map presents more Basketball history on one piece of paper than any other. At 24" x 36", this magnificently illustrated map lays out player history, rule progressions, league changes, team migration and the very colorful history of the games development. This map provides a very interesting understanding of one of America's most loved and most played games, and a "spring-board" into the study of US History and North American Geography.