As people have said, Africa is way off. The general terribleness of the map is why I put WIP in the filename and wrote Work In Progress on the ocean. Just to make it clear that it isn't quite right to anyone who finds it and thinks its accurate. I like to think I launched a collaboration for 1885.
That would be an excellent idea. I believe all unspecified maps are supposed to be January 1 of that year. Though I think an different date should be specified given events in Africa and Indochina. (France finished up a war there, right?)
As I recall Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia unified in... 1908?
Norway is in personal union with Sweden, and to quote my copy of the Richardean Colour Scheme, "If one partner is dominant, use vassal coloration on the other." I believe that would reference Sweden's protectorate color.
As for Finland, for some reason I changed it to Russia's protectorate color. Dominion seems more appropriate, though I'm not sure.
I couldn't find the 1860s one. I made due with what I had.
Patched in.