"Atlas National Illustre des 86 Departments et des Possessions de la France Divisee par Arrondissments, Cantons en Communes", Levasseur, Victor

Attractive title page from one of the last decorative atlases of the nineteenth century. Steel engraved scenes by Eugene Duchezs surround the script title and are enclosed in a border of tree branches and grapevines. The page is filled with infantry and naval battle scenes, portraits of Charlemagne and Napoleon, armor and weaponry, ballooning, an early railroad engine, a river god and goddess and a group of cherubs engaged in a variety of scientific and artistic pursuits.

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Condition: B+

Short, closed marginal tear at bottom margin, a little soiling in wide, blank margins. Stamp on verso with no show through.