World Gazetteer (Cromwell the Great)



A World Gazetter containing geographical, brief historical and critical account of the relevant countries, polities and other geographical entries of interest from the English Revolution to the present time. -

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Africa, continent, see entry for details.

Arakkal Kingdom a Dutch protectorate in India. Capital Cannanore.

Arnhemland a Dutch colony of north-west Australia. Capital Arnhem. First settled in 1771.

Territory of Australian Desert (French; Territoire du désert australien)a French claim over the desert and central lands of Australia.

Austrian Empire (German: Kaiserthum Oesterreich) or Austria (Österreich) a German and Central European monarchy established after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1805 from the lands of the House of Habsburg. Capital Vienna.

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Bahamas a British colony in the Lucayan Archipelago consisting of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean; north of Cuba and Hispaniola. Capital New Providence.

Barbados a British colony in the island of the same name of the Caribbean Sea. Capital Bridgetown. One of the world's biggest sugar producers along the former French colony of Saint-Domingue before the independence of the later. - Baroda State a British protectorate in India. Capital Baroda.

Baudin a French colony in north-western Australia. Capital Bougainville. Established in 1821 from northern territories of French Cygnia.

Bermuda a British colony in island of the same name in the Caribbean Sea. It is administered by the Somers Isles Company. Capital Saint George's Town.

Borealia a British colony in North America occupying the Hudson Bay drainage basin. By Commonwealth Charter of 1670 it is owned and controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). Capital Fort Rupert.

Britania, Britain or British Commonwealth, see Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Canada a former North American colony of the Kingdom of France (1610-1763). Now Quebec of the British Commonwealth. Capital Quebec.

Capertenria a Dutch colony of north-east Australia. Capital Janszstad. First settled in 1772. - Dutch Ceylon a Dutch colony of the island of the same name in India. - Confederation of the Rhine (German: Rheinbund; French: Confédération du Rhin) a regional alliance of the western German states established in 1805. - Cookland a British colony in north-east of Australia. Capital Brisbane. Established in 1826 from northern territories of New South Wales.

Kingdom of Coorg a French protectorate in India. - Channel Islands, home country (constituent part) of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital Saint Helier (Jersey). - Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland a republic in Europe. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, the country includes the British Islands. Capital London.

Corsica an Italian republic in the island of the same name. Established in 1795. Capital Corte.

Cospaia a small Italian republic.

Curaçao and Dependencies or Territory of Curaçao (Dutch: Curaçao en onderhorigheden / Gebiedsdeel Curaçao). A group of islands Caribbean Sea usually administered by the Dutch republic. The islands are Curaçao (settled in 1634), Aruba (1636), Bonaire (1636), Sint Eustatius (1636), Saba (1640), Sint Maarten (1648) and Anguilla (1631).

Cygnia a French colony that occupies most of the south western end of Australia. Originally Cygnes or Colonie du Cygnes for the river of the same name until 1792. Capital Lapérouse-ville. It is the most important and populated settlement in Australia.

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Dutch Republic or Netherlands a republic in Europe existing from 1581, when part of the Netherlands separated from Spanish rule. The republic borders, Rhenania, and the Grand-Duchy of Flanders (former Spanish Netherlands). Capital The Hague. Its one of the major industrial and colonial powers.

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England, home country (constituent part) of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital London.

Etruria an Italian republic established in 1797. It compromises the whole of Tuscany. Capital Florence.

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Kingdom of Fiji a British protectorate of Oceania. Capital Suva.

Flanders (Grand Duchy of Flanders) a monarchy that borders Hanover-Westphalia, Dutch Republic and France.

Florida a Spanish colony in North America. Part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Capital St. Augustine (Spanish: San Agustín).

France can refer to the former Kingdom of France or the current French Republic.

Dutch Formosa a Dutch colony of the islands of the same name in China.

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Dutch Guiana (Dutch: Nederlands-Guiana) a Dutch colony north-east of South America. Capital Fort Zeelandia. It incorporates the former colonies of Berbice, Pomeroon, Essequibo and Suriname.

French Guiana (French: Guyane française) a French colony north-east of South America. Capital Cayenne.

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Kingdom of Hawaii a British protectorate of the island group of the same name in the Pacific Ocean. Capital Honolulu.

Helvetia or Helvetic Confederation a republic located in the Alps of Europe. Established in 1815 from the Helvetic Republic (1797-1815). Capital Bern. Former Swiss Confederacy.

Holy Roman Empire (Latin: Sacrum Imperium Romanum; German: Heiliges Römisches Reich) was a complex of territories in Central Europe and parts of Western Europe (mostly the lands of Germany) that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1805. - State of Hyderabad a French protectorate in India. Capital Hyderabad.

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Illyrian Provinces an autonomous province of the Italian Republic, along the north and east coasts of the Adriatic Sea. Was in created 1802  from the Slovene Lands, ruled by the Habsburg Monarchy, and the former Venetian territories of Dalmatia and Istria. Capital Laybach.

Ireland (Irish Gaelic: Eire), home country (constituent part) of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital Dublin.

Iroquois a Dutch native protectorate in North America. It is confederation of tribes. Called in local language Haudenosaunee.

Isle of Man (Manx: Ellan Vannin), home country (constituent part) of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital Douglas.

Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana) is located in Northern Italy consisting of the territories of Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto. Capital Milan

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Jaipur State a British protectorate in India. It is also known as Jaipur Kingdom, Amber Kingdom, Dhundhar Kingdom and Kachwaha Kingdom.. Capital Jaipur.

Jamaica a British colony in island of the same name in the Caribbean Sea seized from Spain in 1655. Capital Port Spain.

Japan a monarchy in East Asia. It consists of four largest islands that are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku and several smaller ones. From the 12th century Japan is governed by successive feudal military leader (shōguns) that ruled in the name of the Japanese Emperor. From the 17th it has policy of isolation. Only Dutch merchants are allowed to trade at Dejima in Nagasaki. The Chinese also trade at the city of Nagasaki. Not much is know and all accounts of the people, land and customs are second hand narratives from the Dutch and Chinese. Capital Kyoto.

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Leeward Island a British colony established in 1664. It is the consolidation of the defunct Carlisle proprietorship of the West Indies. Capital Basseterre (Saint Christopher Island).

Liguria an Italian republic that consists of the lands of the old Republic of Genoa which covers most of the Ligurian region of Northwest Italy. Established in 1797. Capital Genoa.

Louisiana is a French colony in North America. It occupies all the lands west of the Mississippi river, one of the longest in North America. Capital Nouvelle-Orleans. From 1791 is in hands of French Royalists.

Lucca an Italian republic north of Etruria.

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Sultanate of the Maldives a Dutch protectorate of the island of the same name located in the Indian Ocean. Capital Malé.

Malta a British Colony of the Mediterranean Sea. Capital Valletta.

Maryland a British colony in North America. Capital Annapolis.

Kingdom of Mysore a French protectorate in India. Capital Mysore.

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Neapolitan Republic (Italian: (Repubblica Napolitana) a short lived Italian republic (1800).

New Brabant (Frenh:Nouvelle Braban) a French colony in central southern Australia. Capital Nuyts. Former Dutch colony (1774-1804).

New England is a British colony in North America. It is the administrative union of British colonies to the north of Dutch New Netherland. Established by Charter in 1675. Capital Boston that is also the main British port of North America.

New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was an area of North America colonized by Kingdom of France. It compromised the territories of Canada and Louisiana - Dutch New Holland a former Dutch colony from 1771-1780. Capital Tasmanstad. It was one of the first colonies of hte Dutch along Arnhemland. It claimed all of western Australia. Later divided in West-Australia (Dutch) and Cygnia (France). - New Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw-Nederland) a colonial province of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of North America. Capital New Amsterdam. It also includes the protectorate of the Iroquois. - New South Wales Australian colony of the British Commonwealth located in the south east end of the island continent. Capital Sydney. Established in 1782. - New Spain (Spanish: Nueva España) is a Spanish colony in the New World north of the Isthmus of Panama. Capital Mexico City. Besides being one of largest territories of Spain is also one of its riches colonies.

Newfoundland is a British colony in North America. Capital St. John's. It has no large number of permanent inhabitants. An annual fishing convoy leaves England and Ireland each spring to fish off Newfoundland. Capital St. John's. - Nova Scotia is British colony in North America. An annual fishing convoy arrives from Scotland every summer to fish off its coasts. Capital Alexandria - Nullarbor a French colony of southern Australia.Capital Port Unité. Administered by Cygnia. Created from territories of New Brabant and Cygnia in 1831. Its name is Latin for no tree. this because its territory is flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid.

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Ohio is a British colony and Indian Territory. Capital Lancaster.

Oudh State or Kingdom of Oudh a British protectorate in India. Capital Faizabad.

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The Papal States (Italian: Stato della Chiesa, Latin: Status Ecclesiae) is central Italian state under the sovereign direct rule of the Pope. Capital Rome.

Piedmont a republic located on the Italian territory of the same name. Established in 1797. Capital Turin.

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Quebec a British colony in North America. Capital Quebec.

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Ragusa a former republic in the shores of the eastern Adriatic Sea. Annexed by the Italian republic in 1803.

Rhenania or Rhenanian Republic (German: Rhenanische Republik) a German republic established in 1794 on the Left Bank of the Rhine. It gained territories of the Grand Duchies of Berg and Hesse-Darmstadt, Duchy of Nassau (Usingen and Weilburg) and the former french department of Lippe. Capital Cologne.

Rhine see Confederation of the Rhine for the regional alliance.

Roman Republic (Italian: Repubblica Romana) a state that briefly existed in the present Papal States (1800-1802).

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Samoa a Dutch colony in the island group of the same name in the Pacific Ocean. Capital Apia.

San Marino a small Italian republic.

Kingdom of Sardinia an Italian monarchy in the island of the same name. Capital Cagliari.

Senarica a small Italian republic annexed by the K. of the Two Sicilies in 1810.

Scandinavian Republic a short lived state (1804-1818) formed after the overthrow of the monarchy of the United Kingdom of Denmark, Sweden and Norway that was later reestablished. Capital Copenhagen.

Scotland, home country (constituent part) of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital Edinburgh.

Switzerland or Swiss Confederacy a former Alps confederacy in Western Europe. See Helvetic Republic.

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Tasmania an Australian colony of the British Commonwealth located in the island of the same name of the south east coast of Australia. Capital Hobart. Established in 1811. Previously Dutch Colony 1774-1805, occupied by France 1805-1811. - Tennessee is a British colony and Indian Territory. Capital Fort Loudoun.

League of Thuringian States (German: Bündnis der Thüringer Staaten) a confederation of the German Thuringian States established in 1812. It is also a customs and trade association. Capitals Weimar (Administrative) and Jena (Judiciary).

Kingdom of Travancore a French protectorate in India.

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Italian: Regno delle Due Sicilie) a monarchy formed as a union of the the formers Kingdoms of Sicily and Naples. Capital Naples. It is the largest of the states of Italy.

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United Kingdom of Denmark, Sweden and Norway is a tri-national monarchy of the Scandinavian Peninsula established in 1764. Thought a Union of the Crowns of Denmark-Norway and Sweden came to being in 1746. Also called the United Kingdom of Scandinavia since the 19th century. Capital Copenhagen.

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Virginia is a British colony in North America. Capital Jamestown. Established in 1607 and having the honour of being the first English colony in North America.

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Wales, home country (constituent part) of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital Cardiff. - West Austrialia (Dutch:West-Australië) a former Dutch colony from 1780-1807. Capital Tasmanstad. Split between French Cygnia and Dutch Arnhemland.

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