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The Helvetic Republic (République helvétique ; Helvetische Republik ; Repubblica Elvetica ) was a sister republic of France that existed between 1798 and 1803, during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was created following the French invasion and the consequent dissolution of the Old Swiss Confederacy , marking the end of the ancien régime ...
The nature of Caesar's arrangement with the Helvetii and the other tribes is not further specified by the consul himself, but in his speech Pro Balbo of 56 BC, Cicero mentions the Helvetii as one among several tribes of foederati, i.e. allied nations who were neither citizens of the Republic nor her subjects, but obliged by treaty to support ...
The Mediterranean Sea, between Africa and Europe The Atlantic Ocean around the plate boundaries (text is in Finnish). The African and European mainlands are non-contiguous, and the delineation between these continents is thus merely a question of which islands are to be associated with which continent.
Map of the Helvetic Republic (1798) Map of Switzerland in 1815 New cantons were added only in the modern period, during 1803–1815; this mostly concerned former subject territories now recognized as full cantons (such as Vaud, Ticino and Aargau), and the full integration of territories that had been more loosely allied to the Confederacy (such as Geneva, Valais and Grisons).
Puppet states and occupied territories (Note: Spanish America was rebelling against Spain and the Dutch colonial empire was occupied by the British) Europe in 1812 France had several puppet states between 1792–1815 (the French First Republic and the First French Empire ) and 1852–1870 (the Second French Empire ).
Satellite image of Europe by night 1916 physical map of Europe Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby
He traveled to Asia Minor four times between 1841 and 1848. He created two maps of the region, including Karte des osmanischen Reiches in Asien , in 1844. [ 1 ] Furthermore, he made some maps for the Baedeker publishing, mainly for their Egypt and Palestine outstanding guides but also for some of Europe (Paris, London, South Italy, etc.): [ 4 ...
Reason: Contains numerous inaccuracies. For example, shows numerous states as part of France (Batavian Republic, Helvetic Republic, Ligurian Republic) as well as Valtellina/Sondrio; others are shown as part of the Habsburg Monarchy including Tuscany, Sardinia-Piedmont, the Cisalpine Republic (excluding Valtellina), Bavaria, Lucca, Piombino and Ragusa; the Roman Republic is shown as part of ...