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How old is your globe? [pdf]

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Re: How old is your globe? [pdf]

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Post by aivisol »

xdennis wrote: post #10

I'm not sure what "Marshall Islands vs Marshall Islands (U.S.)" is supposed to mean. When it seceded from the U.S. it didn't change its name so how would that be visible? Also Bangladesh seceded from Pakistan, not India and in 1971 not 1972.

> Also Bangladesh seceded from Pakistan, not India and in 1971 not 1972.

Yep, I have some old map where it is called East Pakistan

Re: How old is your globe? [pdf]

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Post by patates »

2008 Serbia -> Kosovo line needs some context IMHO. Obviously not all Serbia became Kosovo, and depending on where you got your map from, there's a chance that even a 2024 edition may not show Kosovo. For example anything from Spain.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_K...

Re: How old is your globe? [pdf]

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Post by remedan »

softg wrote: post #14

The Czech Republic changed its official name but many places still use the old name. Same with Eswatini, Côte d'Ivoire, Cabo Verde, etc. I suspect name changes aren't that reliable for dating globes since some of them probably have modern borders and former official names.

A Czech here with a small correction. Countries often have a long and a short version of their name. For example "Federal Republic of Germany" aka "Germany".

We didn't change the name, rather we adopted "Czechia" as an official short variant, since we previously didn't have one. So both are correct.

Otherwise I agree with your point. This is just a bit of a pet peeve of mine.

Re: How old is your globe? [pdf]

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Post by Archelaos »

a_c wrote: post #7
EZ-E wrote: post #5

Are globes bought on a given day even up to date? I don't expect vendors would scrap their stock every time an "update" happens

Imagine an e-ink globe that show change of border across time, even continent if the time horizon is long enough, I will snatch it up in a heart beat

It may even change it to a globe of another planet. Or the sun with dynamic sun spots.

Edit: Here it is: https://www.novavisionny.net/3d_globe_led_video_displays.htm...

Re: How old is your globe? [pdf]

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Post by rbonvall »

softg wrote: post #14

The Czech Republic changed its official name but many places still use the old name. Same with Eswatini, Côte d'Ivoire, Cabo Verde, etc. I suspect name changes aren't that reliable for dating globes since some of them probably have modern borders and former official names.

This document was made by a specific globe manufacturer, so it probably isn't meant to be used to date arbitrary globes, but only theirs.

Re: How old is your globe? [pdf]

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Post by GeneralMayhem »

eru wrote: post #18
dotancohen wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OT, but this is one of my favorite pages on the entire interwebs. It starts exactly where I would have stated (Constantinople or Istanbul), and has some terrific historical gems: > How many Germanies are there? > Answers: One | Two | One, but it's _huge_

There should also be an option for 'too many' Germanies.

There's a branch for "Does the HRE exist" (in the top left corner), which basically says that "territorial maps" aren't well defined before the mid-modern period.

Re: How old is your globe? [pdf]

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Post by School-Cotton »

dabiged wrote: post #24

Clearly this pdf is a couple of years old. It is missing Turkey -> Türkiye (2022)

I'm sure not all globes say Türkiye now, just like they don't say "España". We don't have to use the native name for a country instead of the English name. We're speaking English after all.

Erdoğan asked people to, yes, but Erdoğan is not in charge of the English language.

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