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Guyana

polity · 1715 AD–present

Guyana, a polity recorded 1715 AD–present: 4 mapped boundaries, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.

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Names

NameIn useLanguage
Guyana (Netherlands)1715 AD–1782 AD—
Guyana1914 AD–present—

Recorded boundaries

PeriodControlConfidenceEvidenceNotes
1715 AD–1782 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1715 ADSubject to Netherlands.
1914 AD–1944 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1914 AD—
1945 AD–1959 ADadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1945 ADSubject to Netherlands.
1960 AD–presentadministrative controlhigh confidenceobserved at 1960 AD—

Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.

Sources