Old Map of the Black Sea, 1854 - Crimean War, Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Balkans, Greece gardens large prints of this map

large prints of this map up to 160 inches (400cm

Sydney is here

nor some of the later royal palaces

Mission Bay is still a bay

In addition to Australia

Old Map of the Black Sea, 1854 - Crimean War, Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Balkans, Greece gardens large prints of this mapEngraved by John Rapkin and published by J. Tallis & Co in 1854, this is one of the finest and most detailed historic maps of the Black Sea region with Europe on the left and Asia on the right. Notably, this map makes reference to the Crimean War, which was ongoing at the time. There's a red line between Bulgarian and Sevastopol marking an "electric telegraph to the allied camps" which would've allowed for very rapid communications for allied forces