"Planisphere", Levasseur, Victor
Subject: World
Period: 1852 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
15.7 x 11 inches
39.9 x 27.9 cm
Lovely map from one of the last decorative atlases of the nineteenth century. The map is presented on Mercator's projection and surrounded by fine steel engravings including vignettes representing the four seasons, allegorical figures of the continents and several mythical figures, Adam and Eve and much else of interest. In North America a very large Oregon appears on the west coast stretching from California into British Columbia.
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Condition: A+
Map in original full color, surrounding scenes in later color.
