Salzburg - Karnten Tirol Bayern,1894 Antique Colour Map

HISTORICAL MAP CHART- Rail and Route Map

Salzburg (area 7154 km², population 520,000) is a state or Land of Austria, located adjacent to the German border. It is one of the country's smallest states in terms of population. The capital city is Salzburg. The city of Salzburg is its own administrative district. Salzburg is comprised of five districts, known as Bezirke or vernacularly Gaue: * Pinzgau (district capital in Zell am See) * Pongau (Sankt Johann im Pongau) * Lungau (Tamsweg) * Tennengau (Hallein) * Flachgau/Bezirk Salzburg und Umgebung (Salzburg and environs) The Salzburgerland (the Austrian state of Salzburg) - with its primary river, the Salzach - lies between Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol and Bavaria (Germany). Running through the south are the main ranges of the Central Alps (incl. the Hohe Tauern mountains) with numerous 3,000-meter peaks. The Dachstein Massif and the Berchtesgaden Alps border the Salzburgerland to the east and north. Salzburg was an independent Archbishopric within the Holy Roman Empire (see Archbishopric of Salzburg) until the Imperial reorganization of 1803, when it was given as compensation to Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany, the brother of Emperor Francis II. Following the Austrian defeat at Austerlitz in 1805, Salzburg was annexed by Austria as compensation for the loss of Tyrol to Bavaria, and Ferdinand was transferred to Würzburg. After Austria's defeat in 1809, the province was handed over to Bavaria in 1810. In 1816, following the defeat of Napoleon and the provision of adequate compensation to Bavaria at the Congress of Vienna, it was returned to Austria with the exception of the north-western 'Rupertigau' which remained Bavarian. Salzburg has been an Austrian state ever since.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 6 X 9 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate Map - Excellent Condition. German Text. Beautiful with excellent detail. Blank on Reverse Side