as requested, here are some maps of the French Empire under Napoleon, it had 130 Departements (100 today)

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some more later... not very easy to find good maps!

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Wow my computer sis a serious hicup pn that first map. Great quality though.

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That first map is a gem. Worth the wait.

here is a really good map about colonial empires!

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here is a good map of the Roman Empire!

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German Empire!

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Anselm - these are superb. The German Empire: do you have a date for that? Looks like the 1870-1914 period, yes?

yes you are right, to be precise in 1893!

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These really are fascinating. I have seen many maps of the German empire from the Kaiser's time, but I have never seen one with that much detail. So many of the old place names in Prussia and Silesia are now Polish - Konigsberg, Posen - it's a vanished world! That period from 1870 through 1914 in Europe is my favorite time of history to study.

Yes I like to study this period of time too including 1st world war.

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Yes. I have great respect for the military of that time. I don't think our generation (American or European) could do what they did. It was a terrible war , but still, the courage of the French, English and Germans in the trenches was remarkable. I read a book recently on Verdun.

Those poor bastards
I dunno if I should think of it as remarkable or more over I pity them for what they were forced to go through...
The whole thing just made no sense.
The 1871-1914 time is kinda like the Cold War... just with a crazy maniac and Generals who thought it would be a piece of cake.

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Is it me, or does Alaska look huge on the map for post#5? I know it's big, but it looks like it's about the size of Australia and almost the size of the mainland US.

I always love looking at old maps for this reason. Because they didn't have all the sophisticated technology we use today, they had to rely on much more rudementary tools. Although very, very impressive in accuracy, some things just aren't right. The best maps, in my opinion, are the ones made when they were still exploring North and South America. They were amazingly accurate in some spots, but so far off in others.

And it's always a bonus if it has a sea dragon put somewhere in one of the oceans.

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In order to post a map of a globe you have to strech the upper parts...

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