BOSNIA. Breaking up Austrian Military Bridge, Doboj, antique print, 1878

BOSNIA. Breaking up Austrian Military Bridge, Doboj, antique print, 1878

Product SKU: P-5-02381

Price £11.99

'Breaking up of the Austrian Military Bridge near Doboj' from Illustrated London News (1878). Antique wood engraved print, 14.5 x 21.0cm, 5.75 x 8.25 inches


Treaty of Berlin 1878
The Treaty of Berlin was the final act of the Congress of Berlin (June 13-July 13, 1878), by which the United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Hamid revised the Treaty of San Stefano signed on March 3 of the same year. The most important issue

CAPTION BELOW PICTURE: 'Breaking up of the Austrian Military Bridge near Doboj'


Treaty of Berlin 1878
The Treaty of Berlin was the final act of the Congress of Berlin (June 13-July 13, 1878), by which the United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Hamid revised the Treaty of San Stefano signed on March 3 of the same year. The most important issue of the Congress was to decide the fate of the re-established Principality of Bulgaria. On the insistence of Russia, however, Bulgarians were excluded from all talks. The treaty also gave territory's owned by the Ottoman Empire, inhabited by Albanians to Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. The Albanians formed the League of Prizren to lobby against these designs and prevented the aims of the treaty from being installed.
The treaty recognized the complete independence of the principalities of Romania, Serbia and Montenegro and the autonomy of Bulgaria, though the latter remained under formal Ottoman overlordship and was divided into three parts: the Principality of Bulgaria, the autonomous province of Eastern Rumelia and Macedonia given back to the Ottomans, thus undoing Russian plans for an independent and Russophile "Greater Bulgaria". The previous Treaty of San Stefano had created an enormous Bulgarian state, which was just what Great Britain and Austria-Hungary feared the most. The Ottoman province of Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as the former Sanjak of Novi Pazar were placed under Austro-Hungarian occupation, though formally remaining a part of the Ottoman Empire.
The three newly-independent states subsequently proclaimed themselves kingdoms (Romania in 1881, Serbia in 1882 and Montenegro in 1910), while Bulgaria proclaimed full independence in 1908 after uniting with Eastern Rumelia in 1885. Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia in 1908, sparking a major European crisis.
The Treaty of Berlin accorded special legal status to some religious groups; it also served as a model for the Minorities System that was subsequently established within the framework of the League of Nations.
The Treaty also vaguely called for a border rectification between Greece and the Ottoman Empire, which occurred after protracted negotiations in 1881 with the transfer of Thessaly to Greece.
It is interesting to note that the Marquess of Salisbury, the British Foreign Secretary at the Congress, had originally supported the Russian position and the Treaty of San Stefano. After returning from the Congress, Salisbury confessed that--in supporting Austria-Hungary instead of Russia--the British had "backed the wrong horse."
According to British historian A. J. P. Taylor: "If the treaty of San Stefano had been maintained, both the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary might have survived to the present day. The British, except for Beaconsfield in his wilder moments, had expected less and were therefore less disappointed. Salisbury wrote at the end of 1878: We shall set up a rickety sort of Turkish rule again south of the Balkans. But it is a mere respite. There is no vitality left in them."

(Source Wikipedia)

DATE PRINTED: 1878    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 14.5 x 21.0cm, 5.75 x 8.25 inches (Medium)

TYPE: Antique wood engraved print

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. However, please note: The image shown may have been scanned from a different example of this print than that which is offered for sale: The print you will receive is in Good condition but there may be minor variations in the condition compared to that shown in the image. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There are images and/or text printed on the reverse side of the picture. In some cases this may be visible on the picture itself (please check the scan prior to your purchase) or around the margin of the picture.

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Unsigned; from a Sketch by special artist in Bosnia

PROVENANCE: Illustrated London News

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