The Presence that Changed the World


British Empire Map, 1856


At its apogee, the British Empire comprised a quarter of the world's population and landmass. The map shown was first published in 1856 but territories have been added to it to show the extent of the Empire by the turn of the century.


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by Stephen
Luscombe