France by Provinces - Original Hand-Colored Map - Furne, Paris 19th Century
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Antique map of France by provinces, engraved in copper and hand-colored in outline, with the old provinces of the Ancien Regime distinguished and the Mediterranean coast and Corsica included. At the left, a long printed table of the governments of France in 1789 and the departments corresponding to them. Below, "Publie par Furne, a Paris".
Antique map of France by provinces, engraved in copper and hand-colored in outline, with the old provinces of the Ancien Regime distinguished and the Mediterranean coast and Corsica included. At the left, a long printed table of the governments of France in 1789 and the departments corresponding to them. Below, "Publie par Furne, a Paris".
From the Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne by A. Tardieu and A. Vuillemin, published in Paris by Furne to accompany Malte-Brun's Geographie Universelle. Ambroise Tardieu (1788-1841) was one of the most respected French cartographers and engravers of his day.
Medium: Copper engraving with hand-colored outline, on wove paper
Cartographers: Ambroise Tardieu and A. Vuillemin
Publisher: Furne, Paris
Date: Mid-19th century
Source: Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne
Dimensions: Image 16.9 x 13.4 in (43 x 34 cm); sheet 20.1 x 16.1 in (51 x 41 cm)
Condition: Fair. Paper toned with age, with foxing spread mainly over the margins; central binding fold.
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Antique map of France by provinces, engraved in copper and hand-colored in outline, with the old provinces of the Ancien Regime distinguished and the Mediterranean coast and Corsica included. At the left, a long printed table of the governments of France in 1789 and the departments corresponding to them. Below, "Publie par Furne, a Paris".