5 ATLASES
History of the Cayman Islands in maps
The Cayman Islands as it appears in 5 interactive history atlases, from 1750 to 2015: Cayman Islands. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was the Cayman Islands before it was Cayman Islands? The sections below follow this land through every era covered by the Maps of History atlases: who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed. Each line links to the dated map. Modern borders serve as an approximation, as each atlas says on the map itself.
Cayman Islands · Industrial Revolution
| Colony or dependency — the opening position |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Cayman Islands · Haiti and Kenya independence
| Under colonial rule — the opening position |
HAITI AND KENYA INDEPENDENCE: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Cayman Islands · WWI
Cayman Islands · Cold War
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Cayman Islands · Feminism and the Tunisian Revolution
| Authoritarian, one-party or colonial rule — the opening position | |
| No reform yet / outside this story | |
| Partial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition |
FEMINISM AND THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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