// Early modern period
British Cape Colony
- Period
- AD 1796 – AD 1884
- Duration
- approx. 88 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1877
- Area (max.)
- approx. 973,000 km²
Period and duration
British Cape Colony — according to the map data from AD 1796 to AD 1884, roughly 88 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
British Cape Colony — greatest extent around AD 1877: the mapped borders then cover about 973,000 km², roughly 0.7% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1795)
- Dutch Cape Colony
- Dutch Republic
After
- British Africa
- British Empire
- South African Republic
Neighbours around AD 1877
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1877 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- British Cape Colony on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.