Item number: EUR114
Genuine Antique Hand Colored Map
c. 1851
Maker: Levasseur.
Antique map of the Hautes-Pyrenees 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 of village life in the French Pyrenees, as well as statistical and general information. Original hand-coloring. Very good antique condition with mild toning of the antique paper. Measures approx. 11 x 17 inches to the border line (neatline).
Hautes-Pyrénées is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. The principal cities, towns and communes are: Tarbes, Lourdes, Aureilhan, Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Lannemezan, Bordères-sur-l'Échez, and Séméac.
Item Number: EUR114