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Item # 700999

August 06, 1866

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1866 Close to half of the front page is taken upon with a large map of: "THE LATE ITALIAN POSSESSIONS OF AUSTRIA. Map Showing the Territory of Venetia, which Austria has Ceded to the Emperor Napoleon." Related front page reports.
Eight pages, slightly irregular at the spine from disbinding, generally good condition.

AI notes: In 1866, Italy’s aspirations for territorial expansion in the Austrian Empire were realized through its involvement in the Austro-Prussian War, where it allied with Prussia against Austria. The primary goal of Italy was to acquire the Austrian-controlled territories of Lombardy and Venetia, which had been under Austrian rule since the Congress of Vienna in 1815. While Lombardy had already been ceded to Italy in 1859 after the Second Italian War of Independence, the crucial gain in 1866 was Venetia, which had been part of Austria's Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. Following Austria’s defeat by Prussia, the Treaty of Prague on July 23, 1866, forced Austria to relinquish Venetia to Italy, a pivotal moment in the Risorgimento (the Italian unification movement). This marked the culmination of Italy’s territorial ambitions in the region, solidifying the Kingdom of Italy's control over much of northern and central Italy, while also dealing a blow to Austria’s influence in the peninsula.