Jamaica
polity · 1715 AD–present
Jamaica, a polity recorded 1715 AD–present: 4 mapped boundaries, cited to 4 sources, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
Names
| Name | In use | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica (UK) | 1715 AD–1782 AD | — |
| Jamaica | 1920 AD–1944 AD | — |
| Jamaica (UK) | 1945 AD–1959 AD | — |
| Jamaica | 1960 AD–present | — |
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1715 AD–1782 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1715 AD | Subject to United Kingdom. |
| 1920 AD–1944 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1920 AD | — |
| 1945 AD–1959 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1945 AD | Subject to United Kingdom. Religion: protestant. |
| 1960 AD–present | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1960 AD | Religion: protestant. |
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
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Historical Basemaps (Andrei Ourednik)
- The Global Religious Landscape, (2012)
- Ninian Smart (ed.), Atlas of the World's Religions, (1999)