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| Keywords: 1799 Cary Map of Poland, Prussia and Lithuania - Geographicus - Poland-cary-1799.jpg A nice example of John Cary ™s rare 1799 map of Poland Covers the entire block of territory claimed by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Rzeczpospolita from the Baltic Sea south to Hungary and eastward as far as Russia This map is designed to illustrate the partitioning of Poland between Austria Russia and Prussia at the end of the 18th century “ just a few years before this map was published Russia claimed the bulk of what once comprised the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from Livonia south to Moldava Prussia claimed the territory east of Warsaw and south to Galicia The Austrian Empire annexed Galicia Poland remained thus divided until the end of World War I In 1919 United States President Woodrow Wilson called for the reconstitution of Poland in his historic Fourteen Points This map was prepared in 1799 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas 1799 dated Size in 20 5 18 25 object history credit line accession number Poland-cary-1799 Cary John <i>Cary's New Universal Atlas containing distinct maps of all the principal states and kingdoms throughout the World From the latest and best authorities extant </i> London Printed for J Cary Engraver and Map-seller No 181 near Norfolk Street Strand 1808 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by John Cary 1799 maps Old maps of Poland Old maps of Lithuania under Russian and German empires Old maps of Prussia English language maps of Europe Old maps of partitioned Poland | ||||
