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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 2268121, member: 45&quot;]Just remember, maps can date <u>no earlier</u> than when a place was first named, but places that existed anytime prior to the present, can still appear on maps made any time <u>after</u> they first appeared.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Especially when dealing with decorative items rather than maps meant to represent accuracy, (and this would fall into that category), going by when the countries on the map existed to help when the item was made, can be problematic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore, an item depicting a map can date <u>no earlier than the newest place name</u> shown, but could have been made today (not that I&#039;m saying this was, of course.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Spanish Sahara was created in 1958, Federation of Rodesia and Nyassaland existed from 1953 to 1963.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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