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WILHELMSHAVEN Lower Saxony Germany City Plan,1894 Antique Map
WILHELMSHAVEN Lower Saxony Germany City Plan ,City Plan,1894 Antique Map HISTORICAL MAP CHART SHOWING LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY - Rail and Route Map
Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the western coast of the Jadebusen, which is a bay of the North Sea.Wilhelmshaven is a relatively young city by German standards. In need of a naval base for Prussia's developing fleet, Prussian king Wilhelm I founded the town in 1869. There was a castle at the place as early as 1383, the Sibetsburg; this castle was owned by pirates and destroyed in 1433 by the Hanseatic League. Four centuries later the kingdom of Prussia planned to establish a fleet and a harbour at the North Sea. In 1853, Prince Adalbert of Prussia arranged the Jade Treaty [Jade-Vertrag] with the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, in which Prussia and the grand duchy entered into a contract: 3.13 kmē of Oldenburgian territory at the Jadebusen should be ceded to Prussia. Wilhelm I (later to become the German emperor of the same name) inaugurated the port sixteen years later and gave it his name
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. Text on Reverse Side
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