Item number: EUR853
Genuine Antique Hand-Colored Map
1851
Maker: Levasseur.
Antique map of the Vaucluse Department of France from the Atlas National Illustre des 86 Departments et des Possessions de la France, Divise par Arrondissements, Cantons et Communea, by Levasseur, 1851. Surrounded by exquisitely detailed engraved illustrations and vignettes, as well as statistical and general information. Part of the Provence region. The famous farmhouse from Peter Mayle’s memoir A Year in Provence is located near Ménerbes, a hilltop village in the Luberon Valley region of southern France (in the Vaucluse department).
Vaucluse is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The principal towns and communes are Avignon, Carpentras, Orange, Cavaillon, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Pertuis, Sorgues, and Le Pontet.
Very good condition, approx. 12 x 17.25 inches.
Genuine Antique Map from 1851.
Item Number: EUR853