For sale is an interesting old map of the Balkans in the year 1886. This German map is very detailed, zoom the photos to see it well. At the bottom left are inset maps of Istanbul and the Bosporus. The map clearly shows the slow decline of the Turkish Empire in Europe: Serbia, Romania/Wallachia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro are depicted as independent countries . Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia are still part of the Turkish Empire. It is striking that Bulgaria is colored blue on the south side (as an independent country) and has the border color of the Turkish Empire on the north side. This may have something to do with the fact that 1886 was an eventful year, because on April 17, 1886 Eastern Rumelia became part of the Turkish Empire again after it had been annexed by Bulgaria in 1885. At the bottom, the year 1886 is printed in small print. The map is a hand-colored copper engraving, printed on heavy paper.
Dimensions: 38 x 47 cm
Condition: the map is in good general condition. The paper has some brown age spots, especially at the edges. Paper is completely intact except for a tear of a few mm (at the bottom of the centerfold).
Origin: Stieler's Handatlas - Edition of 1885
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