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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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Map of women’s rights in May 1970, showing the Cayman Islands
MAP OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN MAY 1970

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

WWI: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

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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