Territorial Evolution of Poland Map

JJohnson · Jul 18, 2017

I was wondering if anyone's got a single PNG map of Poland from 1018 to today. I found this online:

But I was unable to find this map showing Polish territory in a nice PNG map here on AH.com.

CaliGuy · Jul 18, 2017

For what it's worth, here is a map which is similar to yours:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Border_changes_in_history_of_Poland.png

Analytical Engine · Jul 18, 2017

The irony - over the centuries, Poland has expanded and contracted back into something approximating its original size.

CaliGuy · Jul 19, 2017

Analytical Engine said:
The irony - over the centuries, Poland has expanded and contracted back into something approximating its original size.

So, like a balloon which first became inflated and then became deflated?

Alex Richards · Jul 19, 2017

Analytical Engine said:
The irony - over the centuries, Poland has expanded and contracted back into something approximating its original size.

Not really all that ironic- Stalin made a big deal in propaganda about how the 1945 border changes were merely restoring Poland's 'true' borders IIRC

Petros >Peter Fergus< · Jul 19, 2017

This is a good thread and you should all feel good for contributing. I'd be very interested in seeing a gif of Poland from the beginning to '17.

JJohnson · Jul 19, 2017

CaliGuy said:
For what it's worth, here is a map which is similar to yours:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Border_changes_in_history_of_Poland.png

That's pretty close, thanks! It doesn't have Moravia and it looks like Lusatia, but a really good map.

B_Munro · Jul 22, 2017

Lithuanians would probably grumble that a lot of the territory of "big Poland" was Lithuanian territory.

Petros >Peter Fergus< said:
I'd be very interested in seeing a gif of Poland from the beginning to '17.

Well, here's a video.