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Date 1834
Related People Chlodwig Karl Viktor, prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst • Christian Günther, count von Bernstorff

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Historical map showing the expansion of the German Zollverein, a customs union, in central Europe during the 19th century. The map uses color coding to indicate areas under the Prussian tariff system in 1818, states that joined the Zollverein by 1834 and 1854, and regions acquired between 1867 and 1888, with free ports also marked. Present-day country boundaries and major cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, and Frankfurt are labeled for reference.
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