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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 06:03:59 -1000
From: Dee Longenbaugh <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: List of countries
Sender: Dee Longenbaugh <[log in to unmask]>


Not complete of course, but the Literary Digest put out a wonderful atlas
in 1922 that shows the "new" and "old" countries in Europe after World War
I.  It has old and new place names where indicated and I have found it
invaluable for research.
        Hope this helps,
        Dee Longenbaugh
>
>     I received this question from another librarian, and do not know of
>such a list.  Does anyone know of anything that might be helpful?  Given
>the difficulty of distinguishing between a "country," and a colony or
>protectorate, I imagine that constructing a list of countries going back
>100 years is not as simple as one might think:
>
>     "A colleague would like to know all countries of the world going back
>100 years.  Is there a source you would refer to for this type of
>information?  For a current list of countries, I use the CIA World
>Factbook.  But, how do you trace countries who have had name changes?"
>
>David Allen
>Map Librarian
>SUNY Stony Brook

Dee Longenbaugh [log in to unmask]
http://www.observatorybooks.com

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