Territorial change of Cape Colony (British Cape Colony)

“Cape Colony”(British Cape Colony) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1796 to 1884. Its territory was largest in AD 1877 – 1879, at ≈ 974 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1796 – 1796≈ 279 thousand km²
AD 1797 – 1808≈ 282 thousand km²
AD 1809 – 1810≈ 283 thousand km²
AD 1811 – 1819≈ 283 thousand km²
AD 1820 – 1821≈ 327 thousand km²
AD 1822 – 1823≈ 573 thousand km²
AD 1824 – 1827≈ 616 thousand km²
AD 1828 – 1833≈ 669 thousand km²
AD 1834 – 1839≈ 674 thousand km²
AD 1840 – 1847≈ 669 thousand km²
AD 1848 – 1852≈ 760 thousand km²
AD 1853 – 1855≈ 760 thousand km²
AD 1856 – 1870≈ 625 thousand km²
AD 1871 – 1876≈ 658 thousand km²
AD 1877 – 1879≈ 974 thousand km²
AD 1880 – 1884≈ 974 thousand km²
AD 1796AD 1884

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1877 – 1879 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1796≈ 279 thousand km²32 of 124
AD 1797≈ 282 thousand km²31 of 125
AD 1799≈ 282 thousand km²31 of 124
AD 1800≈ 282 thousand km²31 of 123
AD 1803≈ 282 thousand km²32 of 123
AD 1805≈ 282 thousand km²33 of 125
AD 1806≈ 282 thousand km²33 of 138
AD 1807≈ 282 thousand km²32 of 132
AD 1809≈ 283 thousand km²31 of 131
AD 1811≈ 283 thousand km²35 of 131
AD 1812≈ 283 thousand km²35 of 133
AD 1814≈ 283 thousand km²38 of 142
AD 1815≈ 283 thousand km²37 of 139
AD 1820≈ 327 thousand km²28 of 148
AD 1822≈ 573 thousand km²23 of 147
AD 1824≈ 616 thousand km²22 of 148
AD 1825≈ 616 thousand km²22 of 150
AD 1828≈ 669 thousand km²20 of 144
AD 1830≈ 669 thousand km²20 of 143
AD 1834≈ 674 thousand km²22 of 143
AD 1836≈ 674 thousand km²22 of 145
AD 1840≈ 669 thousand km²23 of 155
AD 1842≈ 669 thousand km²22 of 156
AD 1846≈ 669 thousand km²22 of 152
AD 1848≈ 760 thousand km²20 of 147
AD 1849≈ 760 thousand km²20 of 144
AD 1853≈ 760 thousand km²21 of 144
AD 1856≈ 625 thousand km²24 of 149
AD 1857≈ 625 thousand km²25 of 150
AD 1859≈ 625 thousand km²25 of 146
AD 1860≈ 625 thousand km²25 of 142
AD 1861≈ 625 thousand km²26 of 140
AD 1862≈ 625 thousand km²26 of 138
AD 1863≈ 625 thousand km²26 of 139
AD 1864≈ 625 thousand km²25 of 139
AD 1865≈ 625 thousand km²25 of 139
AD 1866≈ 625 thousand km²23 of 133
AD 1868≈ 625 thousand km²23 of 134
AD 1870≈ 625 thousand km²22 of 132
AD 1871≈ 658 thousand km²23 of 113
AD 1873≈ 658 thousand km²22 of 108
AD 1877≈ 974 thousand km²17 of 104
AD 1880≈ 974 thousand km²17 of 104
AD 1884≈ 974 thousand km²17 of 105

Its highest rank was in AD 1877: number 104 of 17.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 1 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1877gainedSouth African Republic≈ 295 thousand km²

Notes on how this country is shown

Parent state: United Kingdom (colony) — drawn in a lighter shade of the parent state’s colour on the map.

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Cape Province

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Cape Colony (Dutch: Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope.

Wikipedia (English) “Cape Colony”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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