Süd Tirol, Dolomiten, Lombardische Berge

The 19th century was only a time of the industrial revolution, scientific and technical progress, and development of the state administration, but also the rise of people travelling the continent and beyond it. In the so-called “Century of Steam”, there was a rapid increase in the population of cities. The first cities with a population of a million appeared in Europe. This resulted in greater demand for detailed city plans and larger areas included as territorial administrative units. Some of the maps were created for military reasons. The presented map shows the Austro-Hungarian/Italian border in South Tyrol and Lombardy. These areas were ethnically mixed, which caused constant, unending tensions between Rome and Vienna. After World War I, South Tyrol became part of Italy. The mapmaker focused on the area of Venice and Padua. The map is foldable, but it does not have a binding or case. The Counts Potocki – like most Polish aristocrats – liked to travel, hence a large collection of plans and maps has survived. Łukasz Chrobak