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History of Bolivia in maps

Bolivia as it appears in 4 interactive history atlases, from 1750 to 1991: Bolivia, Upper Peru. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.

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Map of the industrial world around 1830, showing Bolivia
MAP OF THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD AROUND 1830

What was Bolivia before it was Bolivia? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.

Bolivia · Industrial Revolution

Colony or dependency — the opening position
Agrarian economy

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Upper Peru (mod. Bolivia) · Age of Revolutions

Colonial possessions — the opening position
Republics & revolutionary states

AGE OF REVOLUTIONS: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Bolivia · WWI

WWI: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Bolivia · Cold War

US-aligned states — the opening position

COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

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