The Great War, 1871–1923 · THE MAP IN APR 1904

Map of Europe in April 1904

The Entente Cordiale · before WWI

Europe in April 1904: The Entente Cordiale. Since January 1894, 5 territories changed status on this map: including United Kingdom, Ireland, Egypt (British occupation) and 2 more.

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Map of Europe in April 1904 (before WWI): The Entente Cordiale. Colours show The Entente & Allies, Germany and its allies — the Central Powers, Entente-aligned & imperial territories. — APR 1904 · THE GREAT WAR, 1871–1923

These maps are reconstructed from published sources · Cliopatria v 0.2.1 · Natural Earth physical geography

Source details

Cliopatria contributors / Seshat Global History Databank. Source polygons retained with original identities; geographic selections and corrections by Maps of History.. CC BY 4.0
Made with Natural Earth; geographic reference and physical land only. No modern political boundary is used as a historical boundary.. Public domain

Annual source features can describe claims, legal territory or military control. Occupied extensions are separated from the prewar Central Power homelands, while the original source names and shapes remain available.

reconstruction: 1871–1918 · reconstruction: 1904 Ottoman footprint · vector: 1815–1937 · vector: 1848–1935 · vector: 1864–1921 · vector: 1871–1914 · vector: 1871–1916 · vector: 1873–1914 · vector: 1885–1904 · vector: 1885–1907 · vector: 1885–1910 · vector: 1885–1911 · vector: 1890–1904 · vector: 1890–1914 · vector: 1895–1904 · vector: 1895–1910 · vector: 1895–1917 · vector: 1898–1904 · vector: 1898–1914 · vector: 1900–1904 · vector: 1900–1907 · vector: 1900–1912 · vector: 1900–1918

Layer records and reconstruction methods

What changes on the map

United Kingdom	— → The Entente & Allies
Ireland	— → The Entente & Allies
Egypt (British occupation)	— → Entente-aligned & imperial territories
Cyprus	— → Entente-aligned & imperial territories
Kuwait	— → Entente-aligned & imperial territories

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