Map: Denmark, Poland and Baltic States, 1924

Maps of Denmark, Poland and Baltic States, 1924.

Central fold. In very good condition.

In 1924, Denmark, Poland, and the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) were all navigating the challenges of post-World War I independence and political instability. Denmark was a stable constitutional monarchy with a functioning parliamentary democracy under King Christian X, largely avoiding the political upheavals seen elsewhere in Europe. Poland, reborn in 1918, faced significant internal strife; 1924 saw economic difficulties and a fragile parliamentary system under increasing pressure, setting the stage for Józef Piłsudskis May Coup in 1926. The Baltic States, having secured independence after wars with both Soviet Russia and Germany, were democratic but politically unstable; in Estonia, the failed communist December coup of 1924 highlighted the threat of Soviet-backed subversion, while Latvia and Lithuania experienced frequent changes in government amid growing authoritarian tendencies, especially in Lithuania under President Antanas Smetona.

Large map, measuring 45 x 36 cm, including narrow margins.
Extracted from The Citizen's Atlas of the World, published in Edinburgh by John Bartholemew & Son, in 1924.
A real time capsule from the early post-World-War-One period. 
Framed, this detailed map would look great in a study or man-cave. It could be personalized with some vintage travel ephemera, such as baggage labels, train tickets, etc.