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According to the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689, Outer Manchuria was the territory of China (Qing Dynasty), not Russia. Russia got Outer Manchuria after Treaty of Aigun of 1858.
Reverted to version as of 23:29, 27 June 2012 (UTC) that edit did not change the borders between Russia and China and re-added errors fixed in previous version
There are still many things wrong with this map, but I corrected the most blatant errors: right shade of Orange for Demerara, Essequibo, Berbice, added Dutch Gold Coast, Dutch Malabar, Dutch Coromandel, Dutch Bengal. European presence in Africa and Ind...