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My dream Prussia. Basically, Prussia annexed Bavarian Pfalz and all Austrian allied states except Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg after the Six Weeks War.
Created with Paint.net via using Prussia map from Wikipedia.

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My dream Prussia. Basically, Prussia annexed Bavarian Pfalz and all Austrian allied states except Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg after the Six Weeks War.
Created with Paint.net via using Prussia map from Wikipedia.

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What about Bohemia, or at least part of it? (as was considered... even if Bismarck was opposing it) Or remnants of Silesia...
Or even Franconia? Lots of protestants (EDIT: not sure about that) and Ansbach with Bayreuth were under Hohenzollerns for centuries...
 
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What about Bohemia, or at least part of it? (as was considered... even if Bismarck was opposing it) Or remnants of Silesia...
Or even Franconia? Lots of protestants (EDIT: not sure about that) and Ansbach with Bayreuth were under Hohenzollerns for centuries...

Franconia and Austrian Silesia definitely make sense for me. Not sure about full annexation of Bohemia, honestly (but I know there were people who wanted that at the time).
 
Franconia and Austrian Silesia definitely make sense for me. Not sure about full annexation of Bohemia, honestly (but I know there were people who wanted that at the time).
Or maybe "compromise" about Bohemia - annex just northern part of it, not sure if there was actually such plan.
Heck, maybe that was just sort of "bug-bear" toward Vienna?
 
These maps are not exactly mine, I just modified them slightly. I am a big fan of The New Order mod of Hearts of Iron IV and wanted to do something similar. I am trying to find the actual author of it but my research was unsuccessful.
The maps themselves come from the dead TL The Iron Jaws : A Mutual Finlandized World Image Based TL
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If anybody knows the author it would be much appreciated so that I can give proper credit.
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Good God... The Saxons will definitely be not happy...
Or maybe "compromise" about Bohemia - annex just northern part of it, not sure if there was actually such an an.
Heck, maybe that was just sort of "bug-bear" toward Vienna?
From what I've read from the discussions on this forum Kaiser wanted to annex Saxony but kept Hanover independent, but Bismarck said let's leave Saxony alone annex Hanover and other small states. So OTL annexations happened. If Kaiser has made pressure for the annexation of Saxony, Prussia could have annexed it.
I don't know why Prussia didn't annex Bavarian Pfalz and south Hesse. My guess that Bismarck didn't want to alienate South German states to keep them as an assurance against France. Even during the Luxembourg Crisis in 1867, south German states were reluctant to fight against France.

Army and Kaiser also wanted to annex Austrian Silesia and northern parts of Bohemia but Bismarck was able to dissuade them thanks to the mediating role of Crown Prince.
I think there is a few POD for more Prussian annexations. IOTL, an Austrian tried to assassinate Bismarck but failed. Removing Bismarck in the equation could have lead to a more harsh attitude towards Austria.
Another POD during war Kaiser and Bismarck nearly hit by an Austrian shell. In this scenario I would prefer that Bismarck and Kaiser injure but survives, this removes Bismarck's interference during peace(but kept him alive and after the war, so he could have continued as prime minister) and gives enough determination to punish Austria.
My favorite and unused POD for a more successful Austrian campaign against Italy during the war. IOTL Austria has a chance the decisively defeat Italy after the Battle of Custoza. According to Wikipedia:
The Italians were driven back across the Mincio out of Veneto. It was, however, not a decisive defeat. To inflict a decisive defeat on the Italians, Albrecht's forces needed to drive southwest to seize the bridges across the Mincio (which the Italians had neglected to fortify). Such a pursuit would have trapped the disbanded remnants of the two Italian corps on the east bank of the river and enabled Albrecht to invade the Kingdom of Italy itself.
Instead, Albrecht did not order a pursuit because he thought the Austrians were too exhausted and the Austrian cavalry had been mauled by frivolous attacks in the morning. He thus squandered the possibility of destroying the demoralized Army of the Mincio. On the 26 June 1866, Albrecht shifted his headquarters back to Verona, because he was concerned about a possible French reply to an Austrian invasion of Lombardy. He should not have been: even the Emperor advised Albrecht to ignore all political considerations
If Austria was able to destroy the Italian Army and invaded Lombardy, Prussia probably would have forced to continue to fight after the Battle of Königgratz. Then pursues the Austrian North Army and destroys it and maybe marched toward Vienna.

What about Bohemia, or at least part of it? (as was considered... even if Bismarck was opposing it) Or remnants of Silesia...
Or even Franconia? Lots of protestants (EDIT: not sure about that) and Ansbach with Bayreuth were under Hohenzollerns for centuries...
I haven't known that there was a Hohenzollern legacy in Ansbach with Bayreuth, good to know that. This made sense for annexing them. Also half of the Franconian population was protestant.
I thought that annexing all of Franconia, but that made the Prussian south border a bit ugly I think. This creates a salient border along through Bavaria. If Prussia has annexed just the Upper and Lower Franconia border would seem nice, OTOH unfortunately for Prussia, their population were Catholic, Middle Franconia was Protestant.

Franconia and Austrian Silesia definitely make sense for me. Not sure about full annexation of Bohemia, honestly (but I know there were people who wanted that at the time).
Annexing just Bohemia and Silesia could have happened I think. Annexing all of Bohemia-Moravia would definitely destroy the balance of power in central Europe.
Also, Prussia wouldn't have to want the Catholic and non-German population. Instead imposing a war indemnity would be much better for everyone.
 
From what I've read from the discussions on this forum Kaiser wanted to annex Saxony but kept Hanover independent, but Bismarck said let's leave Saxony alone annex Hanover and other small states. So OTL annexations happened. If Kaiser has made pressure for the annexation of Saxony, Prussia could have annexed it.
I don't know why Prussia didn't annex Bavarian Pfalz and south Hesse. My guess that Bismarck didn't want to alienate South German states to keep them as an assurance against France. Even during the Luxembourg Crisis in 1867, south German states were reluctant to fight against France.

Army and Kaiser also wanted to annex Austrian Silesia and northern parts of Bohemia but Bismarck was able to dissuade them thanks to the mediating role of Crown Prince.
I think there is a few POD for more Prussian annexations. IOTL, an Austrian tried to assassinate Bismarck but failed. Removing Bismarck in the equation could have lead to a more harsh attitude towards Austria.
Another POD during war Kaiser and Bismarck nearly hit by an Austrian shell. In this scenario I would prefer that Bismarck and Kaiser injure but survives, this removes Bismarck's interference during peace(but kept him alive and after the war, so he could have continued as prime minister) and gives enough determination to punish Austria.
My favorite and unused POD for a more successful Austrian campaign against Italy during the war. IOTL Austria has a chance the decisively defeat Italy after the Battle of Custoza. According to Wikipedia:

If Austria was able to destroy the Italian Army and invaded Lombardy, Prussia probably would have forced to continue to fight after the Battle of Königgratz. Then pursues the Austrian North Army and destroys it and maybe marched toward Vienna.


I haven't known that there was a Hohenzollern legacy in Ansbach with Bayreuth, good to know that. This made sense for annexing them. Also half of the Franconian population was protestant.
I thought that annexing all of Franconia, but that made the Prussian south border a bit ugly I think. This creates a salient border along through Bavaria. If Prussia has annexed just the Upper and Lower Franconia border would seem nice, OTOH unfortunately for Prussia, their population were Catholic, Middle Franconia was Protestant.


Annexing just Bohemia and Silesia could have happened I think. Annexing all of Bohemia-Moravia would definitely destroy the balance of power in central Europe.
Also, Prussia wouldn't have to want the Catholic and non-German population. Instead imposing a war indemnity would be much better for everyone.
Hohenzollern Ansbach: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Ansbach
 
It has some parallels to Francoist Spain in some ways, but it’s also different. In Eastern Europe monarchism and Russian Orthodoxy have experienced a massive revival in reaction to the collapse of the Soviet system. It’s definitely a Constitutional Monarchy, but more akin to the 1905 Empire under Stolypin. The Vozhd here essentially established a more authoritarian regime with the monarchy more a figurehead for legitimacy. Though the Parliament functions as a powerless institutions so that there’s a means of controlled opposition. It also provides the illusion of popular support behind the government.

Russia here has a more tense relations with its neighbors like Poland and Ukraine. Though here Russia is a bit bigger as it includes Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Are there any strong parallels between Putin's regency in Russia and Horthy's regency in Hungary?

Also, how is Kazakhstan doing so far under the Vozhd?
 
Greetings from Abya Yala!

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Many explorers of the Age of Discovery including Sir Walter Raleigh and Admiral Piri Reis noted peculiarities in the geography of South America during some of the first European expeditions into the green continent's interior. Coupled with rumours of wealthy civilizations hidden from European conquest, the obscure theory of the Otherworld began to develop from ancient folk tales and strange pieces of evidence. By the 18th century much of South America had been explored and colonized, leading natural philosophers to dismiss strange legends of a golden city or giant men of the south.

Following the link from the newer map: nice work!
Are the light orange regions on the NW coast and spotted around the mountain interior colonies or vassals of Havaiki? They're not on the key. (I'm assuming the greenish brown areas further inland are the "impassible mountains."
 
Love it, t's these sorts of maps that got me into alternate history in the first place.

I catch all the references except or Ye-Quor and Toloman.
Thank you! By that same token, your Miskatonic University and 1 Million Years BC projects kept me invested in alternate history for a long time.

Toloman is another country Marco Polo associated with Anian beyond the eponymous strait. I just figured it worked as a name for dream!Alaska.

Ye-Quor is more of an enigma. I first encountered it while looking for maps of the Strait of Anian; I used a map by Thomas Jefferys for most of its route. Interestingly, the map appears to indicate that a Japanese expedition had taken place on Alaska and in the Arctic Sea. Up at the top of the map are the islands of Ye-Quor, and that's so far been the only reference I've been able to find online. If I were more familiar with the Japanese literature of the era or the exploration of the Pacific Northwest I might be able to find something related. As I develop the Hyperborean continent, I'll have to take a deeper dive on it.

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Following the link from the newer map: nice work!
Are the light orange regions on the NW coast and spotted around the mountain interior colonies or vassals of Havaiki? They're not on the key. (I'm assuming the greenish brown areas further inland are the "impassible mountains."
Thank you! The orange regions were supposed to signify inhabited valleys in the interior. I didn't intend for a connection with Havaiki outright.
 
A sequel map to my previous "Greetings from Abya Yala!" map.

Very fine. What's the green area west of Norumbega? Wilderness? And is that dark green area north of the Straits more wilderness with bigfoots? Would make more sense for Estotiland to be across the straits from Norumbega rather than the way you have it right up against the polar desolation, which seems to contradict this:


The far north of Turtle Island is a desolate place. There are fur trappers and bigfoot tribes that might be called hospitable, but the number of ruins from all eras of history seem to increase the further north one goes. The wildlife also becomes increasingly violent when presented with humans, a trait unfounded in southern populations.


Where's the Land of Toloman?
 
Thank you! By that same token, your Miskatonic University and 1 Million Years BC projects kept me invested in alternate history for a long time.

Toloman is another country Marco Polo associated with Anian beyond the eponymous strait. I just figured it worked as a name for dream!Alaska.

Ye-Quor is more of an enigma. I first encountered it while looking for maps of the Strait of Anian; I used a map by Thomas Jefferys for most of its route. Interestingly, the map appears to indicate that a Japanese expedition had taken place on Alaska and in the Arctic Sea. Up at the top of the map are the islands of Ye-Quor, and that's so far been the only reference I've been able to find online. If I were more familiar with the Japanese literature of the era or the exploration of the Pacific Northwest I might be able to find something related. As I develop the Hyperborean continent, I'll have to take a deeper dive on it.

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Ay yes, I stumbled across that map some years ago.

Again, great work! I figured I knew more then just about anyone about this kind of stuff (was really surprised to see the Moon Eyed Azgen, for example) but you've put me to shame! Might just have to crib your notes in the future.
 
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A map of military/political alliances of a timeline-thing I am kind of working on.
1. European Council is a mix of EU and NATO. It grew out of an alliance of united Baltics, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary which was founded in 1979. In 1985 the German Empire joined and basically became the leading member of it. France and Ottoman Turkey joined in 1987. After which all three were kind of the leading member. It is currently one of the strongest powers in the world, with two nuclear powers (Germany and Turkey) and a quite strong combined economy/military. (It helped that Continental Europe was almost entirely free of the communist bloc).
2. Russian Empire is also one of the strongest powers in the world and a nuclear power. Russia is quite closely allied with the EC. As Russians are currently deployed in support of the Congolese Provisional Government (which is why Congo is shown as an EC ally here). Close Ottoman allies in the Istanbul Pact (the three nations in personal union: Algeria, Hejaz-Levant, Union of Arab States and the two republics of Egypt and Azerbaijan) are also shown on this map. The Reichspakt (basically German Commonwealth), consisting of Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo, Cameroon and Equatorial Africa (OTL Gabon and Republic of Congo) (similar to OTL Commonwealth but with some economic and common protection aspects) is also shown on map. Vatican, Switzerland, Norway, Georgia, Armenia and Turkestan also have close relationships to EC and Russia. Cabinda (independent) is included as it serves as a base of operations for Russian military in its support of the Congolese government. Chad and Darfur also currently house EC troops for support against/protection against the Chenists (*Trotskyist) and groups tied to Peoples Revolutionary Army of the Congo.
3. 4th International is an organization based in the Chinese Social Republic. It consists of officially Chenist nations and Chenist political parties internationally. Could uncharitably be called "China and its puppets". China is a fairly big power, and a rising one (how successful the funding of terrorists/revolutionaries will be in the long run is debatable).
4. Officially Communist one party states that are not officially Chenist. Along with the 4th International, the last remnants of the formerly expansive Communist Bloc. Three nations in could be divided into two. One is the American Socialist Federation (East America) which is somewhere between OTL DPRK writ large and OTL China. It is somewhat isolated but powerful (has nuclear weapons). It follows far more Orthodox Marxism. The second is the Democratic Peoples Republics of Central Africa and South Sudan (West South Sudan). These two states were established by the Peoples Revolutionary Army of the Congo. They currently act as a base of operations and support base for that organization. They follow a more extreme far-left ideology (these two states and that terrorist organization are closest analogues to current OTL Islamic-Fundamentalist Terrorists).
5. The United Kingdom of Great Britain, Dominion of Canada, Union of South Africa and Dominion of Malaysia are the major Commonwealth Realms. Other Commonwealth Realms are Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Pacifica and Polynesia. The Realms are far more integrated than the Commonwealth as a whole (and far more so than OTL). The 4 major realms and two of the republics (specifically Australia and New Zealand) share the same nuclear arsenal and a single seat in the International Concord Forum of Great Powers (a mix of UN Security Council and G8) and often manage to remain a single political bloc. Minor realms don't bring much to the Commonwealth but likely due to this are accepting of less freedom in international relations compared to republican Commonwealth (thought it is quite a small degree of difference).
6. Rest of the British Commonwealth of Nations. A mix of OTL CoN and Commonwealth of Independent States (in that many members are former parts of the largest and most powerful communist state). Calling it the republican part of the Commonwealth is strictly speaking incorrect as Brunei and Aceh are members. ITTL the Commonwealth is far more integrated and comprehensive than the OTL version, thought still nowhere the level of OTL NATO or EU. Of the Commonwealth members that are not Commonwealth realms, two of them, Australia and New Zealand are holders of the Commonwealth collective nuclear arsenal (along with the 4 major realms) and part of the collective great power seat. Otherwise Nigeria is confirmed to own nuclear weapons remaining from the Britannic Union while Kenya is suspected of having a similarly sourced arsenal. Commonwealth forces have deployed in Uganda against African Peoples Liberation Army-Uganda and also are providing Russians limited assistance in Congo.

Maps:
Partition of Laos
WW1 and WW2
WW1 and WW2, earlier version with small write up
WW2 ATL-1-1
WW2 ATL-1-2
WW2 ATL-2
WW1 ATL-1
International Concord
Human Development Index
Forms of Government
(Older map) Nuclear Powers, with nuclear umbrellas
Democracy Index
Most Popular Sports by Nation
PSA/Pacific Federation/California Elections
USA Elections
USSA/ASF Elections
Territorial Evolution of Malaysia(-Pacifica) (with CoA sketches and notes)

Flags:
3 Malaysian blue ensigns (Ones with supporters canon)
Ensign of the Britannic Revolutionary Navy
Updated East South Sudan, Socialist Australia, Socialist New Zealand
Malaysian and Pacifican Blue Ensigns
South Sudanese Flags (one retconned)
Latest Flags of USSA and ASF
Flag of the International Concord
Rio de la Platan and Sudamerican Flags
Second Flag of Pacific Federation
PSA Flags (Pacific Federation Flag retconned)
Algerian Flag (the bottom one)
Flag of Ghana (the bottom one)
Flag of Chinese Social Republic

Non-Map and Non-Flag Graphics:
Britannic Union Air Force Roundel
West French, Ottoman and Russian Roundels
Istanbul Pact Roundels
South Africa, Malaysia(-Pacifica), New England Roundels
PSA/Pacific Federation/California Roundels
Ghana Roundel
Warspite, under Britannic command, bombing the French
Coat of Arms of the Dominion of Pacifica (shark outdated)
Coat of Arms of the Dominion of Malaysia-Pacifica (1992-2008)
Malaysian CoAs, a blue ensign for Malaysia

Text:
Commonwealth Roundels
List of the Leaders of Britannic Union (political parties and leaders mentioned in note 7 can be disregarded)
List of the Presidents of USSA/ASF (partially retconned check map for updated version)
List of the Presidents of USA
List of the Presidents of PSA/Pacific Federation/California
Political Parties of the Russian Empire
Primary Subdivisions of UBSC at its height (1972-1976)
IC Great Powers
Notes and Ideas
Socialist Symbols ITTL
Monarchies and the titles of their rulers
History Exam: Japan from WW2 to 1970
Misconception of USSA Dictatorship
Treaty of Chicago, 1970 (Chicago could be District of Lincoln instead of Jefferson)
 
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The
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

(Other names: Red China, Communist China, Manchuria)

People's Republic of China
Capital
: Changchun
Population: 112.7 million
Languages: Chinese, Manchu, Korean, Mongolian
Currency: Renminbi




From: U.S. Embassy - Tokyo
To: [REDACTED]
Dear Mr. [REDACTED]
As I'm sure you're already aware, the recent incident between Red Chinese and Japanese forces along the Yalu was not an isolated mistake. I now find it impossible to ignore that the Communist regime has deliberately and openly defied the military superiority of the United States and her allies. It is my opinion that this dramatic shift in attitude is but the culmination of two decades of neglect for America's strategic interests in the Far East, which has grown to such degree that Red China is considering an armed confrontation as a feasibility. Mr. [REDACTED], this administration will not stand idly as the vile influences of Communism rampage across the Asiatic continent like a cancer. It is imperative, an immediate necessity, to significantly increase the presence of military personnel in China and Japanese Korea, and to multiply in equal measure the aid we deliver to our allies for defense purposes. Failure to do so as earnestly as possible will very likely result in the complete collapse of America's presence in the East Pacific and the Orient, and the exponential expansion of Communism. For the sake of democracy and freedom, I expect that the United States will respond accordingly.

I appreciate your support
Regards, [REDACTED]

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