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South America in 1800

This map shows the 4 states and peoples the data has for South America in that year.

Map of South America in 1800 with 4 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in South America in 1800

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Spanish Empire
  • Portuguese Empire
  • British Colonial Empire
  • French Louisiana

New on the map since 1775

French Louisiana

Gone from the map by 1825

Portuguese Empire · French Louisiana

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South America in other years

Other regions in 1800

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.