Description: A map from 1919 of Switzerland shortly after World War I, showing the Canton boundaries at the time, major cities and towns, railroads, lakes, rivers, and mountain systems of the region, and the frontiers with France, Italy, Austria, and Germany. A portion of the Alsace–Lorraine region ceded to France by Germany is also shown.
Place Names: Switzerland, Basel, Bern, Chur, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Winterthur, Zuric
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries,
inlandWaters,
location,
oceans
Keywords: Switzerland, physical, borders, boundaries, historical, World War I, WWI, political, physical features, country borders, WWI, boundaries,
inlandWaters,
location,
oceans, Unknown, 1914–1919
Source: Merton M. Wilner, A New Atlas of the New World Corrected According to the Peace Terms Together with a Graphic Story of the Great War 1914-1919 (New York, New York: The Christian Herald, 1919) 6
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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