Dating Your World Globe

Determining the age of an older world globe can be a little tricky.  As you may find, many world globes do not have a copyright date included.  However, with a little patience and a little attention to detail, the mystery can be unraveled and a fairly accurate estimate of the date of your world globe can be found.  We do not offer world globe dating services and cannot provide an appraisal of your world globe, but more specific information can be found in libraries or through an antiquarian globe expert.

The information we have provided uses political information to help date world globes made in the last few decades.  Unfortunately mounting hardware, stands, or bases cannot always be used as an accurate reference for help in dating a globe.   Due to the presence of reproductions, commissioned woodworks, and replacements sometimes found with world globes, using the hardware to date a globe is less likely to provide an accurate date.

However, political information is a fairly sound way to date a globe.  As the years pass, country borders sometimes shift with political upheavals.  Globe makers change their cartography yearly to keep up with these changes in an effort to reflect the world more accurately.  Please refer to the list below for help in dating your globe.  Good luck!! 

REPLOGLE GLOBES, INC. Historical Place-Name Map Changes July, 05         * denotes multiple listing; use caution when dating your globe. S.S.R. = Soviet Socialist Republic   NEW NAME DATE FORMER NAME LOCATION   Czechia 2016 Czech Republic Central Europe Cabo Verde, Republic of 2013 Cape Verde, Republic of W. Africa Samoa and Tokelau 2012 Samoa and Tokelau Moved to western side of International Date Line South Sudan 2011 Sudan N.E. Africa Montenegro 2006 Serbia and Montenegro W. of Romania Serbia 2006 Serbia and Montenegro W. of Romania Serbia and Montenegro 2003 Serbia(pt.) E. of Italy East Timor 1999 Indonesia (pt.) isle N. of Australia Congo, Dem. Repub. Of * 1997 Zaire * central Africa, straddles Equator Samoa 1997 Western Samoa S.Pacific Ocean, near Intern.Dateline Czech. Rep. 1993 Czechoslovakia (pt.) S. of Germany & Poland Eritrea * 1993 Ethiopia (pt.) N. of Ethiopia, S. end of Red Sea Slovakia 1993 Czechoslovakia (pt.) S. of Poland Serbia 1992 Yugoslavia (pt.) E. of Italy Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992 Yugoslavia (pt.) E. of Italy Croatia 1992 Yugoslavia (pt.) E. of Italy Macedonia 1992 Yugoslavia (pt.) N. of Greece Slovenia 1992 Yugoslavia (pt.) E. of Italy Armenia 1991 Armenian S.S.R. betw. Caspian & Black seas Azerbaijan 1991 Azerbaydjzhan S.S.R. betw. Caspian & Black seas Belarus 1991 Byelorussian S.S.R. NE. Europe Estonia 1991 Estonian S.S.R. NE. Europe Georgia 1991 Georgian S.S.R. betw. Caspian & Black seas Kazakhstan 1991 Kazakh S.S.R. S.of Russia, NW. of China Kyrgyzstan 1991 Kirghiz S.S.R. W. of China Latvia 1991 Latvian S.S.R. NE. Europe Lithuania 1991 Lithuanian S.S.R. NE. Europe Moldova 1991 Moldavian S.S.R. eastern Europe Russia 1991 Russian S.S.R. northern Europe / Asia Tajikistan 1991 Tajik S.S.R. W. of China Turkmenistan 1991 Turkmen S.S.R. N. of Iran, E. of Caspian Sea Ukraine 1991 Ukrainian S.S.R. eastern Europe Uzbekistan 1991 Uzbek S.S.R. N. of Iran, E. of Caspian Sea Germany * 1990 East Germany, West Germany unifies northern Europe Namibia 1990 Southwest Africa (S. Afr.) SW. African coast Yemen 1990 Nth & Sth Yemen unifies S. end of Red Sea Marshall Islands 1986 Marshall Islands (U.S.) Pacific, N. of Equator, near Intern.Dateline Micronesia, Federated States of 1986 Micronesia, Federated States of (U.S.) Pacific, N. of Equator, E. of Philippines Nevis (See St. Kitts & Nevis) 1983   isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela St .Kitts & Nevis 1983 Leeward Is. (Br.) isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela Antigua and Barbuda 1981 Antigua (Br.) Barbuda (Br.) isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela Barbuda (See Antigua and Barbuda) 1981     Belize 1981 British Honduras S. of Yucatan, E. of Guatemala Vanuatu 1980 New Hebrides Islands (Br. & Fr.) S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline Zimbabwe 1980 Rhodesia SE. Africa Grenadines (See St. Vincent) 1979     Kiribati 1979 Gilbert Is. & Phoenix Is. (Br.) Pacific Ocean at the Equator Saint Lucia 1979 Saint Lucia (Br.) isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela Saint Vincent & The Grenadines 1979 Saint Vincent (Br.) isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela Dominica 1978 Dominica (Br.) isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela Solomon Islands 1978 Solomon Islands (Br.) isles NE. of Australia Tuvalu 1978 Ellice Is. (Br.) S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline Djibouti 1977 French Somaliland S. end of Red Sea, across Yemen Seychelles 1976 Seychelles (Br.) Seychelle Dependencies (Br.) N. of Madagascar, near the Equator Vietnam 1976 North & South Vietnam unifies S. of China Western Sahara (admin. by Morocco) 1976 Rio de Oro (Spanish Sahara ) NW. African coast Cape Verde 1975 Cape Verde (Port.) isles W. of African coast Comoros 1975 Iles Comore (Fr.) isles E. of Mozambique Papua New Guinea 1975 Papua (Austr.) N. of Australia Principe (See Sao Tome) 1975     Sao Tome & Principe 1975 Sao Tome , Principe (Port.) W. African coast at the Equator Suriname 1975 Dutch Guiana N. coast of So. America Grenada 1974 Grenada (Br.) isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela Guinea-Bissau 1974 Portuguese Guinea W. African coast Bahamas, The 1973 Bahama Is. (Br.) off SE. coast of Florida Bangladesh 1972 India (pt.) betw. India and Burma Qatar 1971 Hadhramaut , Aden Br. Protectorate (pt.) betw. Saudi Arabia & Persian Gulf United Arab Emirates 1971 Oman (pt.) betw. Saudi Arabia & Persian Gulf Zaire * 1971 Congo, Dem. Repub. Of * central Africa, straddles Equator Fiji 1970 Fiji Is. (Br.) S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline Tonga 1970 Tonga Is. (Br.) S. Pacific, W. of Intern.Dateline Equatorial Guinea 1968 Fernando Po, Rio Muni (Spanish Guinea) W. coast of Africa at the Equator Mauritius 1968 Mauritius (Br.) E. of Madagascar, in Indian Ocean Nauru 1968 Nauru (Br.) Pacific, near Equator, W. of Intern.Dateline Yemen, South 1967 Hadhramaut or Aden Br. Protectorate S. end of Red Sea Barbados 1966 Barbados (Br.) isle in W. Indies, above Venezuela Botswana 1966 Bechuanaland S. central Africa Guyana 1966 Br. Guyana (or Guiana) northern So.America Lesotho 1966 Basutoland S. Africa Maldives 1965 Maldive Islands isle group SW. of India Rhodesia 1965 Southern Rhodesia SE. Africa Malawi 1964 Nyasaland SE. Africa Malta 1964 Malta (Br.) S. of Sicily, in Mediterranean Sea Tanzania 1964 Tanganyika , Zanzibar unifies E. Africa, S. of Equator Zambia 1964 Northern Rhodesia S. central Africa Algeria 1962 French West Africa (pt.), Algeria NW Africa Burundi 1962 Belgian Congo (pt.) , Urundi central Africa, S. of Equator Jamaica 1962 Jamaica (Br.) isle S. of Cuba Rwanda 1962 Belgian Congo (pt.), Ruanda central Africa, S. of Equator Tobago (See Trinidad & Tobago) 1962     Trinidad & Tobago 1962 Trinidad (Br.) Tobago (Br.) isles in W. Indies, above Venezuela Western Samoa 1962 Samoa Is. (N.Z.) S. Pacific, at Intern.Dateline Egypt * 1961 Egypt (U.A.R.) SE. end of Mediterranean Sea Syria * 1961 Syria (U.A.R.) E. end of Mediterranean Sea Tanganyika 1961 Tanganyika Territory E. Africa, S. of Equator French Equatorial Africa disolves, creating five new countries     E. Africa at the Equator French West Africa disolves, creating eleven new countries     NW. Africa Belgian Congo disolves, creating three new countries     central Afr., straddles Equator Benin 1960 French West Africa (pt.), Dahomey (pt.) W. Africa, near Equator Burkina 1960 French West Africa (pt.), Upper Volta W. Africa, near Equator Cameroon 1960 French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Cameroon W. Africa, near Equator Central African Republic 1960 French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Oubangi, Chari central Africa, N of Equator Chad 1960 French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Chad central Africa, N. of Equator Congo, Dem. Repub. Of * 1960 Belgian Congo (pt.) central Afr., straddles Equator Congo, Peoples Repub. 1960 French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Gabon (pt.) central Afr., straddles Equator Cyprus 1960 Cyprus (Br.) S. of Turkey in Mediterranean Gabon 1960 French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Gabon W. Africa, S. of Equator Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 1960 French West Africa, Ivory Coast W. Africa, N. of Equator Mali 1960 French West Africa (pt.), French Sudan NW. Africa Mauritania 1960 French West Africa (pt.), Mauritania far W. Africa Niger 1960 French West Africa (pt.), Niger N. central Africa Senegal 1960 French West Africa (pt.), Senegal W. African coast Somalia 1960 Italian, British Somaliland unifies far E. (Horn of ) Africa Togo 1960 French West Africa (pt.), Dahomey (pt.) W. Africa, N. of Equator Egypt U.A.R. (United Arab Republic) 1958 Egypt * SE. end of Mediterranean Sea Guinea 1958 Fr. Guinea W. Africa, N. of Equator Syria U.A.R. (United Arab Republic) 1958 Syria * E. end of Mediterranean Sea Ghana 1957 Ashanti and/or Gold Coast W. Africa, N. of Equator Malaysia 1957 Malay States S. of Vietnam / Thailand Morocco 1956 French West Africa (pt.), Morocco NW Africa Sudan 1956 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan S. of Egypt Tunisia 1956 French West Africa (pt.), Tunisia N. African coast Vietnam, North 1954 Vietnam * S. of China Vietnam, South 1954 Vietnam * S. of China Korea, North 1953 Korea W. of Japan, E. of China Korea, South 1953 Korea W. of Japan, E. of China Ethiopia * 1952 Ethiopia, Eritrea unifies S. end of Red Sea Cambodia 1949 French Indo-China betw. Vietnam / Thailand Germany, East 1949 Germany * northern Europe Germany, West 1949 Germany * northern Europe Indonesia 1949 Netherland Indies N.- NW. of Australia Laos 1949 French Indo-China betw. Vietnam / Thailand Thailand * 1949 Siam * SE. of Burma Vietnam * 1949 French Indo-China S. of China Israel 1948 Palestine (pt.) betw. Syria / Egypt Sri Lanka 1948 Ceylon isle S. of India Pakistan 1947 Baluchistan W. of India Jordan 1946 Trans Jordan E. of Israel Philippines 1946 Philippine Islands S.E. of China Korea 1945 Chosen (Jap.) W. of Japan, E. of China Siam * 1945 Thailand * SE. of Burma Eritrea * 1941 Italian East Africa (pt.), Eritrea N. of Ethiopia, S. end of Red Sea Ethiopia * 1941 Italian East Africa (pt.), Ethiopia far E. (Horn of ) Africa Lithuania* 1940 Lithuanian S.S.R. NE. Europe Latvia * 1940 Latvian S.S.R. NE. Europe Estonia * 1940 Estonian S.S.R. NE. Europe Thailand * 1939 Siam * SE. of Burma