1878 ethnographic map of European Russia
1878 ethnographic map of European Russia - by Aleksandr Fyodorovich Rittikh
‘I recognize Volga Germans, Bessarabia Germans and Crimean Germans
Germans were a significant minority in almost all parts of Eastern Europe’
1793 map of Poland - by Antonio Zatta
1793 map of Poland - by Antonio Zatta
‘The sheer quality of the numerisation of this map.
Mucho appreciato’
1834 map of Russia and Poland - by John Arrowsmith
1834 map of Russia and Poland - by John Arrowsmith
‘Interesting seeing Nowy Targ as Neumarkt
Also worth noting that Poland wasn’t entirely under Tsarist rule, but also Habsburg and German states’
The ever changing territory of Poland, 1635-2009
German language in Poland, 1931
German language in Poland, 1931
‘Whats crazy is how much of the german-speaking region is included in modern day poland, rather than the slavic parts’–angriguru
1938 map of industry and wildlife in Polish forests
1938 map of industry and wildlife in Polish forests
‘one year later the ecosystem was distrupted by a large number of migrating tigers’–communistcabbage
Language dotmap of Poland, from the 1931 census
Language dotmap of Poland, from the 1931 census
‘My understanding is that the “Hebrew” responses to the mother tongue question were basically aspirational, indicating support for the Zionist movement and/or Hebrew revival’–Lazar_Taxon
War map of Poland showing German (in red), Austro-Hungarian (in yellow), and Russian (in green) territorial possession (1914)
War map of Poland showing German (in red), Austro-Hungarian (in yellow), and Russian (in green) territorial possession (1914)
‘That’s very cool, and really detailed’–JohnEffingZoidberg
Languages of sermons in Roman Catholic parishes of The Duchy of Teschen
Languages of sermons in Roman Catholic parishes of The Duchy of Teschen (Upper Silesia, now part of Poland and Czech Republic) in the 17th century (light blue - Polish, light green - Czech, red - German, striped - Polish and German)
‘This region of eastern Europe where a multitude of languages intermixed and existed side by side really is fascinating. Such a fluid region. Sadly, this is today no longer the case, most linguistic enclaves in eastern Europe have faded away to the winds of history’–fabbzz
The amount of years land belonged to Poland
The amount of years land belonged to Poland
“Notice the area that says ‘70’ in the modern north-eastern Poland. These lands were incorporated into Poland after the WWII and had never belonged to that country before”–halfpipesaur
1937 map of the Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland
1937 map of the Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland [9617 x 6663]
Poland in the year 1937
Poland in the year 1937
“He’s talking mad shit for someone in blitzkrieg distance”–Mr-Stalin
1863 Ethnographic Map of Partitioned Poland
1863 Ethnographic Map of Partitioned Poland
[8744 x 7033]
“I like how Ukrainians are “Petits Russiens”, sounds kind of cute”–AlmondsMakeMeHORNY
Poland drawn up by roads
“You can sort of see the border between Lower Silesia and Greater Poland on this map”–jasie3k
1550 map of Poland
1550 map of the Kingdom of Poland - by Sebastian Münster
‘No borders because the Kingdom of Poland is in every single one of us
The real kingdom of Poland is the friends we made along the way
And that’s something you can never partition’
1654 map of Pomerania, Germany and Poland
1919 Japanese map of Poland
WW2 Soviet military map showing progression of the Red Army troops between April 23rd and 30th 1945 in a fight for city of Wrocław, Poland (Plan based on German 1:25,000 maps dated 1934 - 1936 and updates as of 1944)
1939 map of Poland (in Polish) - published by the Great Britain War Office in 1941
