The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914 · THE MAP IN
Map of the Industrial Revolution in Europe in 1890
Steel, chemicals and electricity
The Industrial Revolution in Europe in 1890: Steel, chemicals and electricity. Since 1870, 11 territories changed status on this map: including Belgium (Austrian Netherlands to 1795; independent 1830), The German states (the German Empire from 1871), Switzerland and 8 more.
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What changes on the map
| Belgium (Austrian Netherlands to 1795; independent 1830) | Industrialising → Industrial economy |
| The German states (the German Empire from 1871) | Industrialising → Industrial economy |
| Switzerland | Industrialising → Industrial economy |
| Hungary (Habsburg Empire) | — → Industrialising |
| Upper Hungary (mod. Slovakia) | — → Industrialising |
| Lithuania (Russian Empire) | — → Industrialising |
| Latvia (Russian Empire) | — → Industrialising |
| Estonia (Russian Empire) | — → Industrialising |
| Belarus (Russian Empire) | — → Industrialising |
| Ukraine (Russian and Habsburg empires) | — → Industrialising |
| The Russian Empire | — → Industrialising |
On the ground
- Alsace-Lorraine, annexed by Germany in 1871 and joined to its customs area
- the Lorraine minette ore field, unlocked for steel by the basic process after 1878
- the Biscay iron-ore field around Bilbao, exporting ore to British steelworks
- the Lombard and Piedmontese textile district of Milan, Varese and Biella
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