Spain has a lot of territory in Central and South America. Even the small country of Portugal, because of its prowess during the age of exploration, a significant amount of territory in what would become Brazil, but they also have possessions and colonies along the coast of Africa, and even things in India, like Goa. You have the British having possessions in North America, things that would eventually evolve into the United States and Canada. At this point in time, France also has significant possessions, which will later be taken by Britain, and then an independent US, as it grows across continental North America. But the thing to notice in this map is despite these significant possessions, much of the world is not controlled by the Europeans. Yes, England also is starting to have a bit of a colonial possession, although at this point it's a corporate possession, in Eastern India, in Bengal, but much of Africa and Asia is not under European control. But then as we enter into the second half of the 18th century, and especially the 19th century, something important happens in the scope of human history, and that's the Industrial Revolution, or maybe you could say the Industrial Revolutions.