Raffelsperger Map of Galicia and Bukovina 1846

A partly-colored map of the Kingdom of Galicia created by Franz Raffelsperger in 1846, just before the Spring of Nations in Europe forced changes in the Austrian Empire's administration of Galicia and other provinces. Published by J. Bermann and Son in Vienna, besides four levels of administrative boundaries and head towns, the map shows principal fortresses, roads, navigable rivers, and the early and developing rail network. Original copy of the map from the Central Library of Geography and Environmental Protection, digitized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences; digital copy sourced by Jay Osborn from the Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytutów Naukowych (RCIN).

Original map in the public domain. Digital scan from RCIN. Online interactive map © 2015 Gesher Galicia, Inc. For more information, visit the Gesher Galicia Map Room.