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Map of the industrial world in 1861

Cotton is king — on the eve of the cotton famine

The industrial world in 1861: Cotton is king — on the eve of the cotton famine. Since 1850, 2 territories changed status on this map: Austria (Habsburg Empire) and Kazakh steppe (Russian Empire).

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Map of the industrial world in 1861: Cotton is king — on the eve of the cotton famine. Colours show Colony or dependency, Opened by force or treaty, Industrialising.
1861 · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

What changes on the map

Austria (Habsburg Empire)— → Industrialising
Kazakh steppe (Russian Empire)— → Colony or dependency

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