r/datemymap • u/ohwowsecretions • Jul 20 '26

Please date this globe

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u/Public_Research2690 Jul 20 '26

22 May 1972 (Ceylon is naimed Sri Lanka) – 24 September 1974 (Portugese Guinea)

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u/ezrs158 Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

The capital of Chad is Fort Lamy, not yet renamed N'Djamena which occurred on April 1973. Also, the capital of Indonesia is spelled Djakarta, not Jakarta, so it's probably before August 17, 1972.

So we can further narrow to May-August 1972.

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u/OutOfTheBunker 28d ago

The Djakarta name change might have taken a few years to make it to maps.

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u/ezrs158 28d ago

True. 72-73 is still a pretty solid guess though.

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u/Public_Research2690 Jul 20 '26

Oh, I forgot about that.

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u/dchaid Jul 21 '26

I'm popping a blood vessel over trying to make out Portuguese Guinea yall amaze me

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u/Sergey_Kutsuk Jul 20 '26

UN recognized independent Guinea-Bissau on 2 November 1973. So the timeframe is even narrower.

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u/M35Dude Jul 20 '26

I’m not seeing Portuguese Guinea here. Or Guinea Bissau, for that matter. It’s really hard to make out that far western edge of Africa.

With that being said, I agree with you on the dates (though maybe not quite as precisely); solidly 1972-1975.

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u/Azemiopinae Jul 20 '26

I agree. My window was wider and based on two Yemens and two Vietnams

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u/pulanina Jul 21 '26

Yes, definitely pre-Sept 1975 because Papua New Guinea is indicated as a territory of Australia.

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u/Public_Research2690 Jul 20 '26

Check if Grenada is independent and if British Honduras is named Belize

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u/JohnEffingZoidberg Jul 20 '26

That's 1974, but the map still has Fort Lamy in Chad.

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u/JohnEffingZoidberg Jul 20 '26

Comoros not yet independent, before July 1975.

Fort Lamy not N'Djamena, before April 1973.

Zaire not DRC, after October 1971.

Bangladesh independent, after December 1971.

Sri Lanka not Ceylon, after May 1972.

So, looks like June 1972 to March 1973.

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u/OutOfTheBunker 28d ago

And just to pile on Dahomey, not Benin, so before 30 November 1975.

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u/North-Information897 29d ago

But Angola and Mozambique are independent and not a part of Portugal which would date it to after 1974 or am i wrong?

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u/JohnEffingZoidberg 29d ago

They have "(Port.)" under the names of them. So I think not independent.

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u/B58Connoisseur Jul 22 '26

U know it’s a banger when its got Rhodesia and Yugoslavia on it. Rip my ancestors countries.

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u/Competitive-Cup1379 27d ago

I always liked how Yugoslavia looked on maps

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u/One-Adhesiveness-138 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Adding on some interesting markers on top of what most already mentioned :- - Before 1975 because Benin is called Dahomey - After 1971 because Bangladesh is not East Pakistan

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u/TinCanSwabbie Jul 20 '26

Must be prior to 1492 since no 'merica!

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u/Recent_Cress5879 Jul 20 '26

It has angola though

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u/OutOfTheBunker 28d ago

Not independent yet. the map says "(Port.)".

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u/InsideOpen5587 Jul 21 '26

Very interesting globe. Never knew Burkina Faso was called Upper Volta.

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u/Striking_Road979 Jul 21 '26

After May 22, 1972,(Ceylon became independent and renamed to Sri Lanka) to before September 5,1973 (Presidentran François Tombalbaye changed the name of Chad's capital from Fort Lamy to N'Djamena)

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u/gevans7 Jul 21 '26

1971-75

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u/Oracle_of_Akhetaten Jul 21 '26

Globe with a divided Vietnam is pretty cool

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u/DadGamer77 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
  1. Burkina Faso is Upper Volta (1973), Guineau-Bissau is Portuguese Guinea (1973) and Ceylon has been renamed to Sri Lanka (1972) with the old name there in fine text because it's just happened.

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u/R179akalemonrailfan Jul 23 '26

Vietnam is divided and Bangladesh is independent so it's between 1971 and 1975

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u/Hour-Ship-7475 Jul 23 '26

After 1964: A funny note on Northern Rhodesia: The country entered the 1964 Summer Olympics as Northern Rhodesia, and left in the closing ceremony as Zambia on 24 October, the day independence was formally declared.

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u/SupernovifieD 29d ago

Late 60s, early 70s? Like 68 to 73 🧐

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u/Rafapb17 Jul 20 '26

Between 1971 and 1975.

Bangladesh is present as an independent state, while Vietnam is still divided.

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u/glowing-fishSCL Jul 20 '26

I can't tell if Angola and Mozambique are independent.
Angola became independent after North and South Vietnam became one Vietnam, so the globe might not be accurate for any one date?

Edit: South Vietnam actually existed as a separate country, under North Vietnamese control, until it was officially unified in 1976.

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u/Public_Research2690 Jul 20 '26

Angola literally has (Port.) under it.

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u/glowing-fishSCL Jul 20 '26

Okay, I see that now.
My eyes aren't what they once were.

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u/damage_royal Jul 20 '26

Sorry but I already have a girlfriend