The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914 · THE MAP AROUND
Map of the Industrial Revolution in Europe around 1840
The first trunk lines; the Zollverein
The Industrial Revolution in Europe around 1840: The first trunk lines; the Zollverein. Since 1830, 2 territories changed status on this map: The German states (the German Empire from 1871) and Bohemia and Moravia (Habsburg Empire).
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What changes on the map
| The German states (the German Empire from 1871) | — → Industrialising |
| Bohemia and Moravia (Habsburg Empire) | — → Industrialising |
On the ground
- the Zollverein as founded in 1834 and joined by Baden, Nassau and Luxembourg by 1842
- the Ruhr coalfield, Germany’s industrial heart from the 1840s
- the Upper Silesian and Ostrava coal basin, divided among Prussia, Austria and Russia
- the Silesian linen district in decline under machine-spun competition — scene of the weavers’ revolt of 1844
- the Saxon textile district around Chemnitz, the Saxon Manchester
- the north Bohemian textile district around Liberec (Reichenberg)
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