Item number: EUR3084
Genuine Antique Hand-colored Map
1866
Maker: Dower
Antique hand-colored map of Belgium and the Duchy of Luxembourg. After Belgium became an independent country from the Netherlands, following the victorious Belgian Revolution of 1830–1831, it claimed the entire Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg as being part of Belgium. However, the Dutch King who was also Grand Duke of Luxembourg, as well as Prussia, did not want to lose their grip on the mighty fortress of Luxembourg, which was said to be impregnable and therefore of great military importance. The dispute was solved in the 1839 Treaty of London where the decision of the Third Partition of Luxembourg was taken. Luxembourg's territory was reduced by more than half, as the predominantly francophone western part of the country (but also the then Luxembourgish-speaking part of Arelerland) was transferred to the new state of Belgium and with it giving Luxembourg its modern-day borders. The treaty of 1839 also established full independence of the remaining Germanic-speaking Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Shows towns, major roads, topography, submarine telegraph lines, and more. By John Dower, lith. Day & Son, published in the "Weekly Dispatch Atlas", c. 1866. Original hand-coloring. Very good overall antique condition, with some spotting/foxing and other minor signs of age. Small tear at bottom. Measures approx. 12 x 17 inches to the neatline.
Genuine Antique Map from circa 1866.
Item Number: EUR3084