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If this is an anachronistic map of everything once held by the British Empire, shouldn't it also include Gibraltar, The Falkland Islands, Libya (post WWII), the United States of the Ionian Islands, and Suriname and the Netherlands East Indies from when they were under British control during the Napoleonic Wars (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stamford_Raffles#Java)?

It should perhaps include Malta, Hanover and the Netherlands too. CharlieRCD (talk) 00:24, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Malta ~ Yes however Hanover and the Netherlands were never under the control of the UK. They had the same monarch. Similar to Australia not being in the UK but still retaining the Queen as head of state. Also to be added could be Afghanistan and the British possesions during and after the war; Iceland, Greenland then Germany (only part) and Austria(only Part) and to some extent Japan.

--80.225.107.69 (talk) 19:54, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

You're quite right. Natal ought to be there too. The British annexed it in 1844. What the page really needs is a morphing map. This might prove useful -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/empire/map/

Missing
You are missing St. Helena and Ascension Islands in the South Atlantic (they are gray on the map), as well as the Solomon Islands. I am sure you are missing many more. (talk)

Carribean
Why are there no Carribean islands on this map? Kloth (talk) 23:58, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Author
IM the author of this map, why does it says is Cameron? --EuroHistoryTeacher (talk) 21:08, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Morphing map needed
The suggestion by User:CharlieRCD that this needs a morphing map is excellent. As it stands, the worst problem is not the microscopic exclusions, but rather, the misinformation provided to readers (unless this is very well captioned), such as the idea that Britain simultaneously controlled Mesopotamia and Massachusetts. Un sch  ool  02:46, 24 May 2009 (UTC)