from Felix Richter, Statista.com
by Niall McCarthy
Once again, Statista focused on a historical infographic in a recent Independent feature.
Following on from the map of all the countries Britain never invaded, the latest chart took a look at Europe’s champions of colonization. Statista’s colonization chart was inspired by this great map produced by Jakub Marian.
This chart shows the total number of colonies of selected European countries in history.
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