Replogle’s World Globes make wonderful collectable treasures. You may use
the Historical Place Name chart shown below to determine the age of your globe.
Start with the most current change and work your way back in time.
When you find a ‘former’ place name on your globe instead of the ‘new’ place
name, you have confirmed the age of your globe. We invite you to share the story
of your antique globe with us and other geographical enthusiasts.
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| S.S.R. = Soviet Socialist Republic |
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| New Name |
Date |
Former Name |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
2003 |
Serbia(pt.) |
| East Timor |
1999 |
Indonesia (pt.) |
| Congo, Dem. Repub. Of * |
1997 |
Zaire * |
| Samoa |
1997 |
Western Samoa |
| Czech. Rep. |
1993 |
Czechoslovakia (pt.) |
| Eritrea * |
1993 |
Ethiopia (pt.) |
| Slovakia |
1993 |
Czechoslovakia (pt.) |
| Serbia |
1992 |
Yugoslavia (pt.) |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
1992 |
Yugoslavia (pt.) |
| Croatia |
1992 |
Yugoslavia (pt.) |
| Macedonia |
1992 |
Yugoslavia (pt.) |
| Slovenia |
1992 |
Yugoslavia (pt.) |
| Armenia |
1991 |
Armenian S.S.R. |
| Azerbaijan |
1991 |
Azerbaydjzhan S.S.R. |
| Belarus |
1991 |
Byelorussian S.S.R. |
| Estonia |
1991 |
Estonian S.S.R. |
| Georgia |
1991 |
Georgian S.S.R. |
| Kazakhstan |
1991 |
Kazakh S.S.R. |
| Kyrgyzstan |
1991 |
Kirghiz S.S.R. |
| Latvia |
1991 |
Latvian S.S.R. |
| Lithuania |
1991 |
Lithuanian S.S.R. |
| Moldova |
1991 |
Moldavian S.S.R. |
| Russia |
1991 |
Russian S.S.R. |
| Tajikistan |
1991 |
Tajik S.S.R. |
| Turkmenistan |
1991 |
Turkmen S.S.R. |
| Ukraine |
1991 |
Ukrainian S.S.R. |
| Uzbekistan |
1991 |
Uzbek S.S.R. |
| Germany * |
1990 |
East Germany, West Germany unifies |
| Namibia |
1990 |
Southwest Africa (S. Afr.) |
| Yemen |
1990 |
Nth & Sth Yemen unifies |
| Marshall Islands |
1986 |
Marshall Islands (U.S.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
1986 |
Micronesia, Federated States of (U.S.) |
| Nevis (See St. Kitts & Nevis) |
1983 |
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| St .Kitts & Nevis |
1983 |
Leeward Is. (Br.) |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
1981 |
Antigua (Br.) Barbuda (Br.) |
| Barbuda (See Antigua and Barbuda) |
1981 |
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| Belize |
1981 |
British Honduras |
| Vanuatu |
1980 |
New Hebrides Islands (Br. & Fr.) |
| Zimbabwe |
1980 |
Rhodesia |
| Grenadines (See St. Vincent) |
1979 |
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| Kiribati |
1979 |
Gilbert Is. & Phoenix Is. (Br.) |
| Saint Lucia |
1979 |
Saint Lucia (Br.) |
| Saint Vincent & The Grenadines |
1979 |
Saint Vincent (Br.) |
| Dominica |
1978 |
Dominica (Br.) |
| Solomon Islands |
1978 |
Solomon Islands (Br.) |
| Tuvalu |
1978 |
Ellice Is. (Br.) |
| Djibouti |
1977 |
French Somaliland |
| Seychelles |
1976 |
Seychelles (Br.) Seychelle Dependencies (Br.) |
| Vietnam |
1976 |
North & South Vietnam unifies |
| Western Sahara (admin. by Morocco) |
1976 |
Rio de Oro (Spanish Sahara ) |
| Cape Verde |
1975 |
Cape Verde (Port.) |
| Comoros |
1975 |
Iles Comore (Fr.) |
| Papua New Guinea |
1975 |
Papua (Austr.) |
| Principe (See Sao Tome) |
1975 |
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| Sao Tome & Principe |
1975 |
Sao Tome , Principe (Port.) |
| Suriname |
1975 |
Dutch Guiana |
| Grenada |
1974 |
Grenada (Br.) |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1974 |
Portuguese Guinea |
| Bahamas, The |
1973 |
Bahama Is. (Br.) |
| Bangladesh |
1972 |
India (pt.) |
| Qatar |
1971 |
Hadhramaut , Aden Br. Protectorate (pt.) |
| United Arab Emirates |
1971 |
Oman (pt.) |
| Zaire * |
1971 |
Congo, Dem. Repub. Of * |
| Fiji |
1970 |
Fiji Is. (Br.) |
| Tonga |
1970 |
Tonga Is. (Br.) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1968 |
Fernando Po, Rio Muni (Spanish Guinea) |
| Mauritius |
1968 |
Mauritius (Br.) |
| Nauru |
1968 |
Nauru (Br.) |
| Yemen, South |
1967 |
Hadhramaut or Aden Br. Protectorate |
| Barbados |
1966 |
Barbados (Br.) |
| Botswana |
1966 |
Bechuanaland |
| Guyana |
1966 |
Br. Guyana (or Guiana) |
| Lesotho |
1966 |
Basutoland |
| Maldives |
1965 |
Maldive Islands |
| Rhodesia |
1965 |
Southern Rhodesia |
| Malawi |
1964 |
Nyasaland |
| Malta |
1964 |
Malta (Br.) |
| Tanzania |
1964 |
Tanganyika , Zanzibar unifies |
| Zambia |
1964 |
Northern Rhodesia |
| Algeria |
1962 |
French West Africa (pt.), Algeria |
| Burundi |
1962 |
Belgian Congo (pt.) , Urundi |
| Jamaica |
1962 |
Jamaica (Br.) |
| Rwanda |
1962 |
Belgian Congo (pt.), Ruanda |
| Tobago (See Trinidad & Tobago) |
1962 |
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| Trinidad & Tobago |
1962 |
Trinidad (Br.) Tobago (Br.) |
| Western Samoa |
1962 |
Samoa Is. (N.Z.) |
| Egypt * |
1961 |
Egypt (U.A.R.) |
| Syria * |
1961 |
Syria (U.A.R.) |
| Tanganyika |
1961 |
Tanganyika Territory |
| French Equatorial Africa disolves, creating five
new countries
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| French West Africa disolves, creating eleven
new countries
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| Belgian Congo disolves, creating three new countries
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| Benin |
1960 |
French West Africa (pt.), Dahomey (pt.) |
| Burkina |
1960 |
French West Africa (pt.), Upper Volta |
| Cameroon |
1960 |
French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Cameroon |
| Central African Republic |
1960 |
French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Oubangi, Chari |
| Chad |
1960 |
French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Chad |
| Congo, Dem. Repub. Of * |
1960 |
Belgian Congo (pt.) |
| Congo, Peopleís Repub. |
1960 |
French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Gabon (pt.) |
| Cyprus |
1960 |
Cyprus (Br.) |
| Gabon |
1960 |
French Equatorial Africa (pt.), Gabon |
| Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
1960 |
French West Africa, Ivory Coast |
| Mali |
1960 |
French West Africa (pt.), French Sudan |
| Mauritania |
1960 |
French West Africa (pt.), Mauritania |
| Niger |
1960 |
French West Africa (pt.), Niger |
| Senegal |
1960 |
French West Africa (pt.), Senegal |
| Somalia |
1960 |
Italian, British Somaliland unifies |
| Togo |
1960 |
French West Africa (pt.), Dahomey (pt.) |
| Egypt U.A.R. (United Arab Republic) |
1958 |
Egypt * |
| Guinea |
1958 |
Fr. Guinea |
| Syria U.A.R. (United Arab Republic) |
1958 |
Syria * |
| Ghana |
1957 |
Ashanti and/or Gold Coast |
| Malaysia |
1957 |
Malay States |
| Morocco |
1956 |
French West Africa (pt.), Morocco |
| Sudan |
1956 |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
| Tunisia |
1956 |
French West Africa (pt.), Tunisia |
| Vietnam, North |
1954 |
Vietnam * |
| Vietnam, South |
1954 |
Vietnam * |
| Korea, North |
1953 |
Korea |
| Korea, South |
1953 |
Korea |
| Ethiopia * |
1952 |
Ethiopia, Eritrea unifies |
| Cambodia |
1949 |
French Indo-China |
| Germany, East |
1949 |
Germany * |
| Germany, West |
1949 |
Germany * |
| Indonesia |
1949 |
Netherland Indies |
| Laos |
1949 |
French Indo-China |
| Thailand * |
1949 |
Siam * |
| Vietnam * |
1949 |
French Indo-China |
| Israel |
1948 |
Palestine (pt.) |
| Sri Lanka |
1948 |
Ceylon |
| Pakistan |
1947 |
Baluchistan |
| Jordan |
1946 |
Trans Jordan |
| Philippines |
1946 |
Philippine Islands |
| Korea |
1945 |
Chosen (Jap.) |
| Siam * |
1945 |
Thailand * |
| Eritrea * |
1941 |
Italian East Africa (pt.), Eritrea |
| Ethiopia * |
1941 |
Italian East Africa (pt.), Ethiopia |
| ithuania* |
1940 |
Lithuanian S.S.R. |
| Latvia * |
1940 |
Latvian S.S.R. |
| Estonia * |
1940 |
Estonian S.S.R. |
| Thailand * |
1939 |
Siam * |
