Map Of British Empire

The above map shows the peak of british imperialism in the early 1920s. The projection used is centred on europe but more precisely on the greenwich prime meridian, placing great britain just above the map's central focal point. The rise and decline of the british empire.

Fifty years earlier, however, the empire began to face competition from other emerging industrial powers like germany and the united states. Nineteen per cent of the people who left britain between 1821 and 1911, about 3.4 million people, went to canada. The above map shows the peak of british imperialism in the early 1920s.

It shows the colonies owned by the british.

British empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of great britain and the administration of the british government. The map was included as a supplement in the july 24, 1886 edition of the british weekly illustrated newspaper the graphic. At its peak, the british empire the largest empire in history and for over a century, was the biggest global power. The british empire controlled territories, shown in red, on every continent in the world.