In 1740, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a vast but politically weakened state in eastern Europe ruled by Augustus III of Poland. Its political system of noble democracy - dominated by the Golden Liberty and the frequently paralyzing Liberum veto - limited central authority and left the Commonwealth increasingly influenced by neighboring powers such as Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
Engraved hand colored in outline map of Poland, Lithuania, and surrounding areas, with decorative title cartouche. Shows political boundaries, cities, towns, roads. mountains, forests and rivers.
This is a reproduction print of a historical map

















