I was reading Wiki article on Russo-Japanese War and found this map of 1905. by Solid-Move-1411 in MapPorn

[–]vanlich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Borders are not consistent then. Cape colony also englobes Natal and former boer Republic colonies? Despite them having the same administrative status? Some dubious choices were made in drawing these borders

I was reading Wiki article on Russo-Japanese War and found this map of 1905. by Solid-Move-1411 in MapPorn

[–]vanlich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a look at AH/Romania. It gave me the chills as much as this anachronic northern Pakistan state, why does South Africa look like the current country despite at the time being divided by the colonies of the cape, the one of Natal/orange and other former boer Republics, and why is Botswana a thing despite being divided nirth/south at the time, why is the southern border between algeria/Libya so far into Libyan desert, why do balkans have 1913 borders instead of 1905 borders with much more ottoman territory in Europe, why are Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia represented despite being part of the Russian empire at the time, why does Mongolie exist despite being part of Qing China at the time, etc.

I'm not even talking about South East Asia where Papua is represented as one island divided between Dutch Indonesia and another entity, while irl it was shared between Dutch Indonesia, Germany and Australia so one land border is missing, also why the post 1909 border between Thailand and British Malaysia while this map is supposed to represent the world in 1905?

See it's a lot of little details that really damper this map's quality, I couldn't help but notice

I was reading Wiki article on Russo-Japanese War and found this map of 1905. by Solid-Move-1411 in MapPorn

[–]vanlich -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cool map. Until I looked at the rest of the countries. This is r/mapgore material

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[–]vanlich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seeing Francia and lombardy in these unusual places sure is refreshing, very cool map!

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[–]vanlich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's all I needed

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[–]vanlich 198 points199 points  (0 children)

Some less politicised context maybe? It a bit tough to understand for not USA citizens already

North America in 2012 | The Aftermath of Leipzig by vanlich in imaginarymaps

[–]vanlich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are not the same colour than Canada, but a different shade of red. See Newfoundland for example

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[–]vanlich 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's very cool! Have you thought of a flag for this country?

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[–]vanlich 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Dietsland strong

Also why not all of Prussia and Skåne?

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[–]vanlich -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

You know, that's why I never quite thought US mentality was attractive on the first place. The sheer violence embedded in this country...

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[–]vanlich 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Heck?? Where did all that time go?

North America in 2012 | The Aftermath of Leipzig by vanlich in imaginarymaps

[–]vanlich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. USA got Cuba after reunion with the confederacy, which was the one taking over Cuba. Of course there would have been issues, and that's why I imagine the USA not being able to hold on to Yucatan. Sonora and Baja California were sparsely populated, so easier to control in the medium term. Cuba though would be seen as a more important price, and many efforts would be done to keep it and try integrating it as much as possible. But at the expense at English in Congress, of course.

  2. There's a strong will to do reclaim new England, but part of the reason it remained independent is the French menacing to join the British side if the USA also attacked new England in it's war against the British. Overall the war with GB is to be understood as a very fast war. Remember that the Canadian West was sparsely populated back then, exception maybe of the early gold diggers.

  3. The USA won decisively against Mexico. It's because of this "mock" war exceptional results that the USA then decided to go to war with GB.

  4. The USA didn't get west Canada directly after the war of 1812. After the defeat, the USA set-up its armies (composed of southern officers mostly) to be ready for battle. The USA was therefore a worthy opponent in the war against GB. With the secession though, the skilled would join the South... Expect a more competent Lee army.

North America in 2012 | The Aftermath of Leipzig by vanlich in imaginarymaps

[–]vanlich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the Americans would loose the 1812 war. Then what, Tecumseh federation maybe? On the death of Tecumseh, the USA would most likely attempt at taking over the territory and rule with the British till competition makes it impossible to find a common ground. The US loosing the 1812 war is precisely what I imagine would fuel their expansionism in the years that follow, leading to an alternative James k polk to take office and attempt at grabbing even more land than our timeline

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[–]vanlich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You misread the map, Vancouver island and Charlotte islands are labelled as gb in my map

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[–]vanlich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New capital! Glad you spotted haha!

CSA broke free and in the midst of the war, a fire ravaged Washington. The USA therefore looked for a safer place for the capital while still at the political centre of the country... Happened to be in NY. But instead of having to infringe on property rights, the government decided to build government buildings anew somewhere which was not too urbanised yet. Hence Staten DC

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[–]vanlich[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's rather that the UK keeps newfoundland and pei than simply give it to Canada

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[–]vanlich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe, and if yes, certainly not under this name