Atlas of Barbados
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General maps
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Map of Barbados |
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Parishes of Barbados |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Barbados, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Barbados.
| [[|border|251x400px]] | Barbados, discovered by Spain around 1500 and shortly settled by Spanish colonists, is settled in 1627 by English colonists. At that time the islands are uninhabited. Barbados becomes a self-funding colony under uninterrupted British rule. Nevertheless, Barbados always enjoys a large measure of local autonomy. From 1833 to 1885 it is part of the Windward Islands. In 1958 the island becomes a territory of the British West Indies. After the dissolution of the British West Indies in 1962, Barbados becomes a separate dependency again. In 1966 Barbados becomes independent as a parliamentary democratic monarchy. |
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.
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The Island of Barbadoes. Divided into its Parishes, by Hermann Moll, 1736 |
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Barbados from Thomson's New General Atlas, 1817 |
Satellite maps
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Satellite map |
Notes and references
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General remarks:
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