Most readers will be unfamiliar with the geography of Napoleonic Prussia. These maps orient the story's action — from the Prussian heartland to the eastern frontier, the retreat corridor, and the diplomatic stage at Tilsit.
Prussia in 1805 was not yet Germany — the German nation didn't exist. What existed was a collection of states with complicated overlapping allegiances, dynasties, and languages, loosely grouped under the Holy Roman Empire (which Napoleon would formally dissolve in 1806).
The Prussian state was elongated and discontinuous — stretching from the Rhine in the west to the Memel river in the east, with considerable territory in what is now Poland. Berlin sat roughly in the center, but the eastern provinces were the historical core of Hohenzollern power.
After Jena, the story moves eastward. Königsberg, Memel, Tilsit — these are eastern places that most Western readers have never encountered. The maps are designed to make this geography navigable.
Maps are being created as illustrated originals. This page will host them as they're completed.
While original illustrated maps are in preparation, these external sources offer period-accurate reference geography.
Original illustrated maps are being produced. If you have cartographic or illustrated design skills and are interested in contributing to this project, please reach out to the author.