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Colonialism |
Atlas of colonialism
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Maps of colonialism
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Colonies in 1492 |
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Colonies in 1550 |
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Colonies in 1600 |
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Colonies in 1660 |
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Colonies in 1754 |
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Colonies in 1822 |
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Colonies in 1885 |
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Colonies in 1898 |
Colonies in 1914 |
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Colonies in 1920 |
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Colonies in 1936 |
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Colonies in 1945 |
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Dates of independence |
Colonies by country
Belgium
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Belgian empire XIX-XX centuries |
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Belgian Congo in 1914 |
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Belgian Congo in 1914 |
United Kingdom
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The British Empire in 1921 |
British territories since the 16th century |
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Evolution of Canada |
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British Guiana in 1896 |
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British colonization in Australia |
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British possessions in the south of Africa, end of the 19th century |
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British possessions in the south of Africa, 1885 |
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the Gold coast in 1896 (Ghana) |
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British territories in Eastern Africa 1908 |
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British influence in Iran begining of the 20th century |
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British settlements in India 17-18th centuries |
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British India in 1860 |
Partition of British India in 1947 |
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British mandate of Palestine 1920-1947 |
France
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First and second french colonial empires. (Light blue Ist empire, dark blue IId empire) |
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The "Nouvelle France" in the 17 and 18 th centuries |
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Northern America in the 18th century |
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French settlements in India 17-18th centuries |
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French India 1741-1754 |
French Western Africa |
French Equatorial Africa |
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Part of the French Indochina (Cambodia and Laos) |
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French Somaliland in 1908 |
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Partition of Togo after World War One |
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Morocco in 1912, divided between France and Spain |
Germany
German colonial empire before 1918 |
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German Cameroon before World War One |
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German South West Africa in 1904, actually Namibia |
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Partition of Togo after World War One |
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Togo in 1885 |
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Togo in 1915 |
German Eastern Africa before 1918 |
Italy
Italian empire 1940 |
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Italian Eritrea in 1908 |
Japan
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Expansion of Japan 20th century |
The Netherlands
The Netherlands colonies (in dark green lands controlled by the w:Dutch West India Company, light green by the w:Dutch East India Company) |
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Dutch settlements in India 17-18th centuries |
Denmark–Norway
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Denmark–Norway and possessions in 1800 |
Portugal
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Anachronous map of the Portuguese Empire (1415-1999) |
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The Portuguese Empire in AD 1500 and the before discovered areas |
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Portuguese colonial possessions in the XVI century |
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Portuguese territory in the XVIII century |
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Territorial demarcations between the Portuguese and Spanish empire, resulting from the treaties of Tordesilhas, Saragoça and Alcáçovas (in German) |
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the Spanish and Portuguese Empires in the period of their personal union (1581-1640) |
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Portuguese posessions during the spanish rule (1583-1640)(in blue) |
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Portuguese posessions during the spanish rule (1583-1640)(in blue) |
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Dutch-Portuguese War 1588-1654 |
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Portuguese Empire 20th century |
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Portuguese Empire 1916-1974 |
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Empire at João III reign |
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Portuguese colonial possessions in the XVI century |
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Portuguese territory in the XVIII century |
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Portuguese posessions during the Spanish rule (158-1640)(in blue) |
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Portuguese possessions in India 16-18 th centuries |
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Portuguese Empire 1916-1974 |
Portuguese colonies in Africa by the time of the Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1974) |
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Anachronous map of the Portuguese Empire (1415-1999) |
Some of the Portuguese possessions in Africa (15th century) |
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Portuguese claims in Africa prior to 1890 |
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Portuguese claims in Africa prior to 1890 |
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German claims in Africa (1917), including all Portuguese colonies |
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Ceuta |
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Cabo Verde |
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Cabo Verde |
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Casamansa |
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Guiné Portuguesa |
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São Tomé e Príncipe |
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São Tomé e Príncipe |
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Annobón, São Tomé e Princípe, Bioko (Fernão Pó) |
Annobón, Bioko (Fernão Pó) |
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Bioko (Fernão Pó) |
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Portuguese East Africa |
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Portuguese West Africa |
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Cabinda |
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Santa Helena |
Socotra |
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Zanzibar |
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Zanzibar |
Portuguese colonies in Africa by the time of the Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1974) |
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East Timor |
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Timor Leste |
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East Timor |
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Macau |
[[|border|251x400px]] | Macau |
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Brazilian administrative division as of 1534 |
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Brazilian administrative division as of 1572 |
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Brazilian administrative division as of 1709 |
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Brazilian administrative division as of 1789 |
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Brazilian administrative division as of the Independence (1820) |
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Early demarcation lines (1495-1545) for the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) |
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Disputed areas with Spain 1811-1819 |
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Portuguese possessions in India 1600 |
Russia
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Expansion of Russia 1300—1945 |
The Russian empire |
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Kievan rus in 9th century |
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Kievan rus in 11 th century |
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Russian annexions in Poland 18th century (all tones of grey) |
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The russian influence in Iran ,beginning of the 20th century |
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Finnish territories ceded to Soviet Union in 1940 |
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Finnish territories ceded to Soviet Union in 1944 |
Spain
The Spanish colonial empire |
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The Vice-Royalty of Peru |
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Spanish Morocco in 1955 |
United States
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Overseas territories of the United States in the end of the 19th century |
Notes and references
General remarks:
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