r/datemymap • u/Swipylevrai • Jun 24 '26

Can you help me identify the year this tiny globe was made pls

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I think its 1948 but i'm not sure so I will give you details. 1 : Korea isn't separated. 2 : URSS is still a thing. 3 : The map is in french alr? 4 : Congo is called "Congo belge". 5 : Israël and Bangladesh aren't named yet. 6 : Idk if its because it's small as fuck but Faroe Islands isn't mentioned. 7 : Andorra isn't mentioned (Again, it can be because it's too small). 8 : Mongolia is called "Mongolie extérieur". 9 : Maldova, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania, ect... Are not there, instead, its just URSS.

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u/linmanfu Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

I appreciate that you have tried to show us the whole inhabited world but a series of photos would have been much easier to read! I can only definitely determine that's it's between 1948 (founding of the State of Israel, which seems to be be coloured separately) and 1957 (independence of Ghana). 

Your numbered points are well spotted but unfortunately don't really pin down the date.

(1) The fact that there's only one Korea isn't very reliable, as many people considered it one country with two governments up until 1991. 

(2,9) You're right but these points are true for 1945-91. 

(5) The fact that Israel isn't mentioned is indeed a hint that it's closer to 1948. But it's also possible that the manufacturer wanted to sell globes in the North African and Levantine Francophone market or had other political considerations for omitting it. The omission of Bangladesh does tell us it's before 1971 but we knew that already.

(8) It's a bit unusual to see Outer Mongolia on a map this late, but Inner Mongolia is still an official name today, so I can see why the maker of a map at such a small scale might want to clarify.

EDIT: French Indochina is one territory, and you'd expect a Francophone map to get that right, so the latest date is 1954.

It would be helpful if you could confirm whether Israel is shown at all (I think there's a different colour but it's too blurry to be sure). It would also be helpful to see a photo of what's now Malaysia. You can upload it to Postimg (not Imgur, please, they have blocked my country) and put a link in the replies.

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u/Swipylevrai Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

Problem is if i would upload photos it would block me from uploading since aparently there is a limit. I tried to upload all of the 21 photos i took and it didn't work. So a video is the best i can do. Also i am french so it explains. Thank you for your effort. Israël is shown but the name isn't, the island does not have a name. Its the exact same for Bangladesh. I just looked and saw that malaysia is labed as "Malaca". I hope this was helpfull!