The map illustrates the geopolitical order of Europe after the Peace of Tilsit of 1807, when Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I redrew the continent's borders. The broad French sphere of influence is clear: the Kingdom of Westphalia, the Duchy of Warsaw and the satellite states consolidate Napoleonic control from the Atlantic to the Vistula. Prussia is drastically reduced, while the Russian Empire advances westwards, sealing a temporary Franco-Russian alliance. The United Kingdom remains isolated but dominant at sea, highlighted as a maritime power set against the continental bloc. The map, taken from J. R. Green's “Short History of the English People” (1893), reflects a British view of the new post-Tilsit European balance.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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