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Auction 147, Lot 450
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"Dept. de la Seine", Levasseur, Victor

Subject: France

Period: 1850 (circa)

Publication: Atlas National Illustre

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.4 x 12.2 inches
44.2 x 31 cm
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Victor Levasseur's "Atlas National Illustre" and "Atlas Universel Illustre" are among the last decorative atlases published. The maps are all lavishly illustrated with scenes of the countryside, products and activities indigenous to the region.

This decorative map shows Paris and the vicinity surrounded by lavishly engraved scenes representing the products, arts, and centers for learning in the city.

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Condition: B+

Light scattered foxing primarily confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $50

Closed on 11/20/2013

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