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A finely lithographed and color-coded political map of Congress Poland, showing the borders established after the Congress of Vienna (1815), when the Kingdom of Poland became a semi-autonomous state under Russian control. The map delineates Königreich Polen (the Congress Kingdom) and its boundaries with Austrian, Prussian, and Russian imperial territories. Major cities including Warsaw, Lublin, Lemberg (Lviv), Posen, Kraków, and Königsberg are clearly marked, along with a dense network of towns and rivers.
Though compact in size, the map captures the complex territorial arrangement of partitioned Poland in the early 19th century, illustrating the administrative fragmentation that would persist until the reconstitution of the Polish state after World War I. The map’s legend at bottom explains the use of colors for each imperial jurisdiction, including the Free City of Kraków and Austrian Galicia.
Published by Carl Hoffmann in Stuttgart, a major publisher of historical and educational maps during the Vormärz era. This edition reflects German-speaking interest in Eastern European politics and ethnography in the period between the November Uprising (1830–31) and the Revolutions of 1848.
Date roughly estimated.
