North America in 1630
This map shows the 6 states and peoples the data has for North America in that year.
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States and peoples in North America in 1630
Largest first, by area on this map.
- Spanish Empire
- Haudenosaunee
- Itza Mayans
- English Colonial Empire
- New Netherland
- New France
New on the map since 1605
English Colonial Empire · New Netherland · New France
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Other regions in 1630
The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.