Ancient Gaul - Original Hand-Colored Engraved Map - Tardieu and Vuillemin
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Ancient Gaul - Original Hand-Colored Engraved Map - Tardieu and Vuillemin

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Original engraved map of ancient Gaul (Gaules), colored by hand in period outline marking the Roman provinces and the Gallic peoples, with an inset of Britain. Published by Furne in Paris for the Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne of Ambroise Tardieu and Alexandre Vuillemin.

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Original engraved map of ancient Gaul (Gaules), colored by hand in period outline marking the Roman provinces and the Gallic peoples, with an inset of Britain. Published by Furne in Paris for the Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne of Ambroise Tardieu and Alexandre Vuillemin.

Medium: Copper engraving on wove paper, hand-colored
Artist / after: Ambroise Tardieu (1788-1841) and Alexandre Vuillemin
Engraver: Lemercier workshop, Paris
Date: 1874
Source: Atlas Universel de Geographie ancienne et moderne, ed. Furne, Paris. Sheet no. 4
Dimensions: Image 16.9 x 13.4 in (43 x 34 cm); sheet 20.1 x 16.1 in (51 x 41 cm)
Condition: A cut in the lower central margin repaired with adhesive tape; toning consistent with age and a few damp spots.

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