Atlas national illustré des 86 départements et des possessions de la France : divisé par arrondissements, cantons, et communes, avec le tracé de toutes les routes, chemins de fer et canaux, dressé d'après les travaux du cadastre du Depôt de la Guerre et des ponts et chaussées / par V. Levasseur ; gravé sur acier par les meilleurs artistes.

LEVASSEUR, V.

Published by Paris : A. Combette, Editeur, Rue de la Parcheminerie, No.15, 1856.

About this Item

Fourth edition. Atlas. Format, folio, 530mm. Physical description, Engraved title page, [1]. Plates, 99 only of 100. Plates 1-86 are maps of the French de?partements; plates 87-92, of the French colonies; plates [93 ] - [100], of 6 continents and of the world. All are hand coloured. Plate 23 is mislabelled as plate 25. Scale ca. 1:560 000 on departmental maps; scales differ on other maps. All the maps are, 290 x 430mm, have illustrated borders, are individually titled and include statistical information, and engraved portraits , illustrations and views. The missing map is that of France. The engraved title page is soiled and imperfect outside the impression, the maps are tending loose in the binding, and are occasionally thumbed in the margins. The World map at the end is imperfect due to incorrect folding. The binding is half vellum over worn and scuffed marbled paper over boards. Overall, a very good set of attractive maps housed in a worn binding. [Victor Jules] Levasseur (1795 ?1862) was a French cartographer renowned for his inimitable style. This Atlas was first published in 1847.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atlas national illustre? des 86 de?partements et des possessions de la France : divise? par arrondissements, cantons, et communes, avec le trace? de toutes les routes, chemins de fer et canaux, dresse? d'apre?s les travaux du cadastre du Depo?t de la Guerre et des ponts et chausse?es / par V. Levasseur ; grave? sur acier par les meilleurs artistes.
• Publisher: Paris : A. Combette, Editeur, Rue de la Parcheminerie, No.15, 1856.
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good