This is a map created for a French historical Atlas depicting the war campaigns of Charles XII of Sweden. The map was created in roughly 1805 and it depicts a war in the late seventeenth century. Unlike the other maps, this map depicts an earlier time period than 1805 Europe. However, like the contemporary French maps, it shows France's territory extending all the way to the Rhine River. This was not an accurate depiction of France at the time, as the territory of Belgium was ruled by many different factions, including France. It seems as if this map is establishing a historical justification for France's current annexation of Belgium.
