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        Years shown: 1492, 1550, 1660, 1754, 1822, 1885, 1914, 1938, 1959, 1974, 2008
        Map indicating the territories colonized by the European powers and the United States since 1660
        
         
          
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             English: Map indicating the territories colonized by the European powers, United States and Japan. 
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           | Date | 
           2008-06-23 (first version); 2007-01-28 (last version) | 
          
          
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           Transferred from  en.wikipedia | 
          
          
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           Original uploader was  Andrei nacu at  en.wikipedia Later version(s) were uploaded by  Zaparojdik at  en.wikipedia. | 
          
          
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             Released into the public domain (by the author). 
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