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Semmering, Mariazell, Bad Gastein and the Dolomites trace the reach of imperial Austria in maps covering both the present co...

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Semmering, Mariazell, Bad Gastein and the Dolomites trace the reach of imperial Austria in maps covering both the present country and the wider territories once under its rule. Sheets of Vienna's surroundings sit beside maps of Brno and the eastern Austrian Empire, places now in different countries but grouped together in the geographical language of older publications. The material spans early mapping to the twentieth century and includes prints, ranging across Alpine travel, urban geography and the changing definition of the country itself.

Semmering, Mariazell, Bad Gastein and the Dolomites trace the reach of imperial Austria in maps covering both the present country and the wider territories once under its rule. Sheets of Vienna's surroundings sit beside maps of Brno and the eastern Austrian Empire, places now in different countries but grouped together in the geographical language of older publications. The material spans early mapping to the twentieth century and includes prints, ranging across Alpine travel, urban geography and the changing definition of the country itself.

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