EAST WEST PRUSSIA DANZIG,1894 Antique Colour Map

HISTORICAL ROUTE AND RAIL MAP CHART

West Prussia (German: Westpreußen; Polish: Prusy Zachodnie) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773-1824 and 1878-1918. In the Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466), the towns of Pomerelia and western Prussia rebelled against the Teutonic Knights and sought the assistance of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon of Poland. In the Peace of Torun' in 1466, Pomerellia and western Prussia became the Polish province of Royal Prussia, while eastern Prussia remained with the Teutonic Knights, who were reduced to vassals of Poland. Royal Prussia became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569. Most of Royal Prussia was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772, and became the Province of West Prussia the following year, with the exception of Warmia which joined with Ducal Prussia to form the Province of East Prussia. In 1793, during the Second Partition of Poland, the Hanseatic city of Danzig (Gdan'sk), no longer able to rely on its own strength, was also annexed into the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars, southern parts of West Prussia were moved to the Duchy of Warsaw. From 1824-1878 West Prussia was combined with East Prussia to form the Province of Prussia, after which they were reestablished as separate provinces. East Prussia (German: Ostpreußen , Lithuanian: Rytu; Pru-sija or Rytpru-siai; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1773-1824 and 1878 to 1945. Between 1824 and 1878 it was joined with West Prussia in the Province of Prussia. It had been created out of the territories of Ducal Prussia and Warmia.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 12 X 9 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate Map - Excellent Condition.Folded. As Scanned. German Text. Beautiful with excellent detail. Blank on the back