Item number: EUR116
Genuine Antique Hand-Colored Map
1851
Maker: Levasseur.
Antique map of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Department of France, with hand colored detailing. Includes decorative border featuring the area's sigil, portraits, animals, food, and architecture. 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 black and white illustrations and vignettes, as well as statistical and general information. Very good condition. Measures approx. 11 1/2" x 16 3/4 (h x w).
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, formerly until 1970 known as Basses-Alpes, is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The principal towns or communes are Manosque, Digne-les-Bains, Sisteron, Oraison, Forcalquier, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, Villeneuve, Les Mées, Pierrevert, and Sainte-Tulle.
Genuine Antique Map from 1851.
Item Number: EUR116