Übersichts – Karte Serbien, Bosnien und Montenegro

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. The presented map shows part of the Balkan Peninsula, with Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro. The map shows the territories of countries like Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Austro-Hungary. The map was most likely made before 1908, when Austro-Hungary carried out the final annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; however, until the end of the Hapsburg empire, the legal status of the land was not settled. The map is foldable, but it does not have a binding or case. The Counts Potocki – like most Polish aristocrats – travelled extensively, hence a large collection of plans and maps has survived. Łukasz Chrobak