Historical atlas of East Central Europe / Paul Robert Magosci ; cartographic design by Geoffrey J. Matthews.

Format:

Map/Atlas

Author/Creator:

Magocsi, Paul R.

Contributor:

Matthews, Geoffrey J.

Series:

History of East Central Europe ; v. 1.

A History of East Central Europe ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe, Eastern--Historical geography--Maps.

Europe, Eastern.

Europe, Eastern--History.

Historical geography.

Eastern Europe.

Local Subjects:

Europe, Eastern--History.

Europe, Eastern--Historical geography--Maps.

Genre:

History.

Maps.

Physical Description:

1 atlas (xiii, 218 pages) : color maps ; 31 cm.

Scales differ.

Cartographic Data:

Scales differ.

Place of Publication:

Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, 1993.

Summary:

For the first time in any language, here is an atlas that covers all of East Central Europe, from the early fifth century through 1992. The atlas encompasses the countries of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Greece. Also included are the eastern part of Germany (historic Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, Prussia, Saxony, and Lusatia), Bavaria, Austria, northeastern Italy (historic Venetia), the lands of historic Poland-Lithuania (present-day Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine up to the Dnieper River), Moldova, and western Turkey. The organization of the atlas is basically chronological. Eighty-nine full-color maps and accompanying text constitute a history of the region. Several maps illustrate the changing political and administrative boundaries of the region at key historical dates and are interspersed with other maps that focus on similar changes within individual countries or specific areas. Thematic maps deal with such subjects as the economy, ecclesiastical structures, education and culture, demography and ethnicity, and military affairs. Numerous tables and lists provide related statistical and demographic material. Especially useful is the detailed index, which includes thousands of variant place names. The Historical Atlas of East Central Europe will be invaluable to scholars, diplomats, journalists, students, and general readers who wish to have a fuller understanding of this critical area, with its many peoples, languages, and continued political upheaval.

Notes:

Covers "the lands between the linguistic frontier of German- and Italian-speaking peoples on the west and the political boundaries of the former Soviet Union on the east ... roughly the territory between 10°E and 35°E longitude ... from about 400 C.E. (common era) to the present"--Introduction.

"Treated in depth are the Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Hungarians, Romanians, Yugoslav peoples, Albanians, Bulgarians, and Greeks"--Foreword.

"Published in Canada by University of Toronto Press"--Page iv.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-185) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

Other Edition:

Revised as: 9781487523312 Magocsi, Paul R. Third edition, revised and expanded edition. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

ISBN:

0295972483

9780295972480

0295974451

9780295974453

OCLC:

28148609