Italian satirical map of Europe, 1870. [2039× 1480] : MapPorn
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Can anyone provide some historical context to the references in this 1870 satirical map of Europe? : AskHistorians First seen in r/MapPorn. Some of the references seem pretty obvious (e.g. isolationist Switzerland walling itself in,... ...

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CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built for the Confederate States Navy at Birkenhead, England, in 1862 by John Laird Sons and Company.[3] Alabama served as a successful commerce raider, attacking Union merchant and naval ships over the course of her two-year career, during which she never anchor ...