This is a beautiful example of Rand McNally and Company's 1891 map of western Germany. It covers the western portion of the German empire, mainly focusing on modern day Germany. It includes the modern day nations of Germany and parts of the Czech Republic. This map was created a year after the dismissal of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the 'Iron Chancellor' who during the 19th century, pursued a policy of uniting the German principalities into a 'Lesser Germany' which would exclude the Austrian empire. Color coded according to territories, the map notes several towns, cities, rivers and various other topographical details with relief shown by hachure. This map was issued as plate nos. 58 and 59 in the 1895 issue of Rand McNally and Company's Indexed Atlas of the World - possibly the finest atlas Rand McNally ever issued.