It has East and West Germany, mentions Rhodesia and still has the cities of Angola with the names of the Colonial Era. so perhaps newer than 1965 and older than 1974.
MrBaz on
1976
nj_legion_ice_tea on
Democratic Yemen started in ’67. Israeli occupation of Sinai as well. Rhodesia was called so until ’79. So somewhere between these.
Slight_Outside5684 on
1976
The_memeperson on
Using the xkcd guide my answer is between 1976-1979
BroBroMate on
1971?
Zambia so named in 1964, Rhodesia 1965, SWA became Namibia in June 1968 but the PDR of Yemen was the PR of South Yemen until Nov 1970.
And Melvin Payne became president of Nat Geo in 1967.
kballs on
Gonna guess between 1965-1970 because it’s Rhodesia and not Republic of Rhodesia
crc_73 on
1978
Separatos on
Around the early 70s
duj_1 on
1976
D1ckRepellent on
1970
JohnEffingZoidberg on
Given the presence of Rhodesia, Angola, and Mozambique, it’s between 1975 and 1979.
Since Angola shows all the Portuguese place names, it’s probably no later than 1976.
Before 1976. The north Vietnamese captured Saigon in 1975 and renamed it.
WeirdoSwarm1975 on
1975-1979
Giorgio-GCC on
Bahrain has a hard time on maps
DerLandmann on
Should be from 1967, because that is the only year in which Melvin M. Payne and Melville Bell Grosvenor held the positions at National Geographic which are stated on that globe.
gball54 on
1976
Gen0a1898 on
1977
Long_Agency_9111 on
Cyprus, Yugoslavia, two yemen. 1970s
SouthernTone1679 on
Mid 60’s
Weak-Cauliflower4226 on
1. Gilbert M. Grosvenor was editor at Nat Geo between 1970 and 1980, so it has to be between that.
2. South Vietnam still exists, so pre-1976.
3. It’s also hard to tell but Portugal seems to be the same colour as Angola and Mozambique, so pre-independence in 1975.
4. The town of Iman in Russian East Asia is named Dalnerechensk which happened in 1972.
So 1972-1975?
LigmaLiberty on
My uneducated guess is late 60’s-early 70’s
Narmatonia on
After checking Wikipedia I’m going to say 1976 for 4 reasons:
1. Angola gained independence in 1975/1976
2. Zimbabwe stopped being called Rhodesia in 1979/1980
3. The demarcation line in Vietnam stopped being used in 1976
4. If you look in the first picture just above the yellow rectangle, you can see it says “H-I-76”
34l0l on
1974?
luciferin on
I love the clouds in the 2nd pic! Do you ever bother moving them around to update to current weather patterns?
TallRelationship2253 on
Has to be between ’67 to ’68. Since Rhodesia only had that name between 65-70 and then was renamed Republic of Rhodesia. But Namibia was renamed from the name South West Africa in ’68. And finally Democratic Republic of Yemen was only started in ’67.
writekindofnonsense on
1966 to 1969
popco221 on
Should be between 1967 and 1979 based on Israel holding onto Sinai
kjalow on
Between November 11 and December 1 1975. Angola is independent from Portugal, so it has to be after November 11, and I think I’m guessing that it’s Spanish Sahara, not Western Sahara, which would put it before December 1.
I’m guessing Spanish Sahara mostly because it’s the same color as Spain, but if it’s Western Sahara, then it’s definitely before July 1976 because of North and South Vietnam.
Every_60_seconds on
Mid-60s to 1975. I can see South Vietnam is still on the globe.
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Wow, that’s a vintage globe!
It has East and West Germany, mentions Rhodesia and still has the cities of Angola with the names of the Colonial Era. so perhaps newer than 1965 and older than 1974.
1976
Democratic Yemen started in ’67. Israeli occupation of Sinai as well. Rhodesia was called so until ’79. So somewhere between these.
1976
Using the xkcd guide my answer is between 1976-1979
1971?
Zambia so named in 1964, Rhodesia 1965, SWA became Namibia in June 1968 but the PDR of Yemen was the PR of South Yemen until Nov 1970.
And Melvin Payne became president of Nat Geo in 1967.
Gonna guess between 1965-1970 because it’s Rhodesia and not Republic of Rhodesia
1978
Around the early 70s
1976
1970
Given the presence of Rhodesia, Angola, and Mozambique, it’s between 1975 and 1979.
Since Angola shows all the Portuguese place names, it’s probably no later than 1976.
pre-1974 [Treaty of Jeddah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Jeddah_(1974)) as Qatar borders UAE, [Israeli occupied sinai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_Sinai_Peninsula) 1967 – 1982, [Rhodesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia) 1965–1970, [South Vietnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam) 1955–1975, [Portuguese Mozambique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Mozambique) ended 1975, [Democratic Yemen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Yemen) 1970–1990.
So my guess is 1970.
Before 1976. The north Vietnamese captured Saigon in 1975 and renamed it.
1975-1979
Bahrain has a hard time on maps
Should be from 1967, because that is the only year in which Melvin M. Payne and Melville Bell Grosvenor held the positions at National Geographic which are stated on that globe.
1976
1977
Cyprus, Yugoslavia, two yemen. 1970s
Mid 60’s
1. Gilbert M. Grosvenor was editor at Nat Geo between 1970 and 1980, so it has to be between that.
2. South Vietnam still exists, so pre-1976.
3. It’s also hard to tell but Portugal seems to be the same colour as Angola and Mozambique, so pre-independence in 1975.
4. The town of Iman in Russian East Asia is named Dalnerechensk which happened in 1972.
So 1972-1975?
My uneducated guess is late 60’s-early 70’s
After checking Wikipedia I’m going to say 1976 for 4 reasons:
1. Angola gained independence in 1975/1976
2. Zimbabwe stopped being called Rhodesia in 1979/1980
3. The demarcation line in Vietnam stopped being used in 1976
4. If you look in the first picture just above the yellow rectangle, you can see it says “H-I-76”
1974?
I love the clouds in the 2nd pic! Do you ever bother moving them around to update to current weather patterns?
Has to be between ’67 to ’68. Since Rhodesia only had that name between 65-70 and then was renamed Republic of Rhodesia. But Namibia was renamed from the name South West Africa in ’68. And finally Democratic Republic of Yemen was only started in ’67.
1966 to 1969
Should be between 1967 and 1979 based on Israel holding onto Sinai
Between November 11 and December 1 1975. Angola is independent from Portugal, so it has to be after November 11, and I think I’m guessing that it’s Spanish Sahara, not Western Sahara, which would put it before December 1.
I’m guessing Spanish Sahara mostly because it’s the same color as Spain, but if it’s Western Sahara, then it’s definitely before July 1976 because of North and South Vietnam.
Mid-60s to 1975. I can see South Vietnam is still on the globe.
1967 cause israel occupied sinai peninsula