Historic Map : Levasseur Map of The Department de L'Isere, France, 1852, Vintage Wall Art United States Entire colonial era An important and often under appreciated 1744 map of French Centered on the Mediterranean Sea

Centered on the Mediterranean Sea

Helena Bay and the Cape of Good Hope to "Kaffir Land" in the east

The whole offers hand color and fine copper plate engraving in the minimalist English style prevalent in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

the Smithsonian Institution

Historic Map : Levasseur Map of The Department de L'Isere, France, 1852, Vintage Wall Art United States Entire colonial era An important and often under appreciated 1744 map of French Centered on the Mediterranean SeaA 1852 map of the French department Isere. It is presented with a statistic description, information about the territory, curiosities and famous people, production and trade. The map is surrounded by portraits of Casimir Perrier and Bayard, pictures of an eagle, vine, a flag of Grenoble city, game, chamois, fish, chimneys, guns and cannonballs, a glove box, ratafia, knives and cissors, hat and glassware. Published by V. Levasseur in the 1852 edition