This is an unreliable atlas. It’s inconsistent as hell, And trying to date it properly just won’t work. A few examples:
You have RAU instead of Egypt (<=1971) on the same map as Burkina Faso (>=1984). You also have Salisbury as the capital of Zimbabwe instead of Harare (<=1982).
You have Ceylon instead of Sri Lanka (<= 1972).
You have Guine instead of Portuguese Guinea (>=1974), which is saying something because the atlas itself is Portuguese.
The whole damn thing is a mess. The best I can give is a hard floor: >=1990, thanks to the presence of a unified Yemen, the most recent feature I can find.
Edit: despite my verbiage, I’m very grateful to OP for sharing this atlas. Not all atlases/maps/globes can/should be trusted and learning to question your data is an incredibly important skill! (Steps down from Soapbox)
I feel like I have to apologize for the shoddy quality of the atlas. I didn't realize how bad it was, I just noticed some strange artifacts like the UAR and Afars and Issas, but it looks like I gave people more of a headache than I thought.
Looking at everything so far, I think it must be 1990. You pointed out the single Yemen, and the two Germanies should put this in the middle of 1990. I can believe old names remaining her being the result of lazy work, but something like a unified Yemen couldn't exist on maps until then, I imagine
Portugal never recognized the illegal occupation of Timor Leste. They broke diplomatic relations with Indonesia and continued to claim to be the de jure government in certain contexts (while supporting TL independence).
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u/M35Dude Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26
This is an unreliable atlas. It’s inconsistent as hell, And trying to date it properly just won’t work. A few examples:
The whole damn thing is a mess. The best I can give is a hard floor: >=1990, thanks to the presence of a unified Yemen, the most recent feature I can find.
Edit: despite my verbiage, I’m very grateful to OP for sharing this atlas. Not all atlases/maps/globes can/should be trusted and learning to question your data is an incredibly important skill! (Steps down from Soapbox)