Those older maps with overlay drawings were so cool
this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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I never understood if it was Prussia or already Germany before WW1
Prussian Kingdom was technically one state in the German Empire. But since the Prussian king was the emperor, distinction between them was somewhat artificial.
It's should be from 1878-1885, as it shows Eastern Rumelia as a somewhat separate state. It was an autonomous province of Bulgaria for that 8 years; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Rumelia
I couldn't find anything to narrow it even more.
But it has some errors, e.g. Austria wa called Austria-Hungary at that time
Colloquially 'Austria' (or equivalents) was still widely used, just as the Ottoman Empire is referred to Turkiye here.
Pre-Balkan wars even.
I love how Corsica has a picture of Napoleon.
Switzerland be like:
