"Amerique Meridionale", Levasseur, Victor
Subject: South America
Period: 1850 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Universel Illustre
Color: Hand Color
Size:
16.9 x 11.2 inches
42.9 x 28.4 cm
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.
A very decorative 19th century map of the continent shows political divisions in outline color, with good detail of rivers and topography. The map is surrounded by steel engraved scenes including horses, Indians, jaguars, tapirs, and mining as well as female personifications at the top representing the Amazon and La Plata Rivers. The map and surrounding scenes are beautifully drawn.
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Condition: B+
Contemporary outline color with very light toning and a tiny tear at center that has been closed on verso with archival tape. Remnants of hinge tape on verso.
