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Jul 20, 2016 · Frankfurt lost its independence after the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 when Prussia annexed several smaller states, among them the Free City of Frankfurt. Frankfurt had stayed neutral in the war, but its free press was a thorn in the eye of the Prussians and they simply used the opportunity to occupy the city by force:
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RF 2KNCXAW – Vintage city plan of Frankfurt and area around it from 19th century. Maps are beautifully hand illustrated and engraved showing it at the time. RF 2B93755 – FRANKFURT AM MAIN Antique city town map plan Panorama am Mayn SDUK 1844. RM 2M74DF7 – A 1964 advertisement by the airline ‘Olympic Airways’, promoting their De ...
Post-Reise-Karte von Deutschland mit spezieller Angabe der Eisenbahn- und Dampschiffahrt- Verbindungen 1 : 1820000 Německo Hagendorn, von Piloty & Loehle
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Maps must be used carefully for several reasons: 1. Often several places have the same name. For example, 92 towns in present-day Germany are called Steinbach. 2. The spellings and names of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, the city formerly known ...
To do successful German research, you must identify the town where your ancestor lived. Because many towns have the same name, you may need some additional information before you can find the correct town on a map. Gazetteers can help you identify the government district your ancestor's town was in. With this information, you may be able to disting...
Collections of maps and atlases are available on the Internet and at many historical societies and at public and university libraries. The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of German maps and atlases. These are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: GERMANY – MAPS Two general maps of Germany are found earlier in this outline. Lis...
The following are helpful printed atlases for Germany: Auto Atlas Deuschland. Scale 1:200,000. Berlin, Germany: RV Verlag: Berlin, 1997-. (FS Library book 943 E7a.) Der Grosse V.A.G. Atlas (The great V.A.G. atlas).Scale 1:200,000. Berlin, Germany: Reise-und Verkehrsverlag, Annual. (FS Library book 940 E7gv1991-2.) This is an excellent atlas of Germ...
Nov 10, 2022 · By 1900, Germany was the dominant power on the European continent and its rapidly expanding industry had surpassed Britain's while provoking it in a naval arms race. Since Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany had led the Central Powers in World War I (1914–1918) against the Allied Powers. Defeated and partly occupied, Germany was ...
The Essential List , 1500-2000 (in three parts) German History Maps
