AUSTRIAN DOMINIONS,1823 Antique Map

Historical Collectible Map

General Information: During the past 10 centuries, the term Austria has designated a variety of geographic and political concepts. In its narrowest sense Austria has included only the present-day provinces of Upper and Lower Austria, including Vienna; in its widest meaning the term has covered the far-flung domains of the imperial house of Hapsburg. Its present connotation-German-speaking Austria-dates only from 1918. A wider historical background, includes Holy Roman Empire ; Hapsburg ; Austro-Hungarian Monarchy ; Hungary ; Bohemia ; and Netherlands, Austrian and Spanish. In the reign of Francis II , Austria was drawn (1792) into war with revolutionary France (see French Revolutionary Wars ) and with Napoleon I . The treaties of Campo Formio (1797) and Lunéville (1801) preluded the dissolution (1806) of the Holy Roman Empire, and in 1804, Francis II took the title "Francis I, emperor of Austria." His rout at Austerlitz (1805) led to the severe Treaty of Pressburg (see Pressburg, Treaty of ). An upsurge of patriotism resulted in the renewal of war with Napoleon in 1809; Austria's defeat at Wagram led to the even more humiliating Peace of Schönbrunn. Austria was forced to side with Napoleon in the Russian campaign of 1812, but in 1813 it again joined the coalition against Napoleon; an Austrian, Prince Karl Philipp von Schwarzenberg, headed the allied forces. The Congress of Vienna (1814-15; see Vienna, Congress of ) did not restore to Austria its former possessions in the Netherlands and in Baden but awarded it Lombardy, Venetia, Istria, and Dalmatia. As the leading power of both the German Confederation and the Holy Alliance , Austria under the ministry of Metternich dominated European politics. Conservatism and the repression of nationalistic strivings characterized the age. Nevertheless, the Metternich period was one of great cultural achievement, particularly in music and literature.

CONDITION: There's a very tiny pinhole on the top area of the map, hardly noticeable and a brown spot on the Irish Sea Coast area, otherwise in Very Good Condition. Map Image is clear, crisp and sharp with beautiful detail. Blank on Reverse side. As Scanned