--- Begin Forwarded Message --- 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 --- End Forwarded Message ---