Austrian Empire - Continuation of Dalmatia

Description

This 1874 map is a political map detailing the Austrian Empire's borders, administrative structure, and major cities. The map was prepared using a conical projection using a 1:4,011,000 scale. Colored borders mark all regions of the Austrian Empire, and many of these regions are scattered throughout modern-day Europe. Numerous ethnic and historical regions, such as Bohemia (in present-day Czechia), Galicia (in present-day Poland and the western parts of Ukraine), Transylvania (Romania), Bukovina, Croatia, the Dalmatian coast, Carinthia, Trieste, Tyrol, Hungary (Hungary), and Moravia, are shown within the empire's borders. The capital, Vienna, is prominently highlighted near the center of the map. Buda and Pest are shown as separate cities on the map and are marked as important urban centers along the Danube River. Similarly, important cities such as Prague, Lemberg (Lviv), Krakow, Temesvár (Timișoara), Hermannstadt (Sibiu), Zara (Zadar), and Spalatro (Split) are engraved in detail. The map also shows the main rivers and mountain ranges. Important waterways such as the Danube, Tisza, and Drava can be clearly traced, and the Carpathian Mountains, the Alpine chain, and the Dinaric Alps are depicted using topographic shading. The small box map at the bottom (inset) shows the southern extension of the Dalmatian coastline and the islands of the Adriatic Sea. Important port cities such as Ragusa (Dubrovnik), Cattaro (Kotor), and Lissa are marked in this section. Overall, this map illustrates the political structure of the Austrian Empire under Habsburg rule in the 19th century, its multinational character, and its geographical expansion within Europe.