This map, created by Anders Kvernberg In 2018, it represents some of the countries that existed briefly on the American continent between the colonial period and the modern states with their current borders.

A total of 28 countries are shown. Fourteen of them appear accompanied by their flag and a brief description:

1. Republic of Manitoba (1867–1868)
2. The Great Republic of Rough and Ready (1850)
3. Republic of Sonora (1853–1854)
4. Republic of Yucatán (1841–1848)
5. Noj Kaaj Santa Cruz Xbáalam Naj / Chan Santa Cruz (1849–1901)
6. State of the Highlands (1848–1849)
7. Free State of Cundinamarca (1810–1815)
8. Republic of Acre (1899–1903)
9. Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia (1860–1862)
10. Republic of Vermont (1777–1791)
11. Republic of West Florida (1810)
12. Muskogee Territory (1799–1803)
13. Rio Grande Republic (1836–1845)
14. State of Buenos Aires (1852–1861)

The other fourteen are shown with their names on the map:

• Republic of Madawaska (1827)
• Republic of Indian Stream (1832–1835)
• Republic of California (1846)
• Upper California (1836–1837)
• Republic of Texas (1836–1845)
• Confederate States of America (1861–1865)
• Puerto Rico (1868)
• Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)
• Republic of Cunani (1886–1891)
• Principality of Trinidad (1893–1895)
• Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation (1836–1839)
• Republic of Entre Ríos (1820–1821)
• Republic of Tucumán (1820–1821)
• Republic of Juliana (1839)

Not all states enjoyed the same capacity for government or the same international recognition. In countries where a capital was established, it is marked on the map.

Here you can consult a similar map for the Asian continent: Disappeared countries of Asia.

Sources

• Ephemeral States of America