Sarthe - 1850s French Department Map, Alexandre Vuillemin & Ernest Poirée

Description: Map from an antiquarian French Atlas circa 1858 by Alexandre Vuillemin and Ernest Poirée (published by Migeon). Map: Sarthe Atlas: La France et ses Colonies: Atlas illustré cent cartes dressées d'après les cartes de Cassini, du Dépot de la guerre, des Ponts-et-chaussées et de la Marine par Vuillemin. Texte redigé d'après les documents officiels et sur un plan entièrement nouveau. réunissant en forme de tableaux 1° La Division administrative, politique, judiciaire, religieuse, militaire, etc. ; 2° Les Vicissitudes historiques; 3° La Biographie; 4° La Statistique; 5° Les Ressources agricoles, industrielles, commerciales; 6° Les établissements d'instruction ou d'utilité publique; 7° la description détaillée de tous les chefs-lieux d'arrondissement et de lieux remarquables; 8° Enfin les Curiosités de la Physionomie morale de chaque département et de chaque colonie française par Ernest Poirée.) Roughly translates to English as: France and its Colonies: Illustrated Atlas of one hundred maps drawn up from the maps of Cassini, the War Depot, the Bridges and Roads and the Navy by Vuillemin. Text written from official documents and on an entirely new plan. bringing together in the form of tables 1° The administrative, political, judicial, religious, military, etc. Division; 2° The historical vicissitudes; 3° The Biography; 4° The Statistics; 5° The agricultural, industrial, commercial resources; 6° The educational or public utility establishments; 7° the detailed description of all the district capitals and remarkable places; 8° Finally the Curiosities of the moral physiognomy of each department and each French colony by Ernest Poirée.) Description: A very attractive early example of this page map accompanied by its description page from an 1850's Migeon atlas, La France et ses Colonies. Both the map and the description page are printed single sided, and the map is very nicely hand colored. Text in French. Paper size: approximately 14 by 10.75 inches, with roughness near margin where it was detached from binding; printed area is approximately 8.75 by 7 inches (not including the "La France" title above the map and the key or legend beneath), although this varies slightly from map to map. Margins are nice and wide which allows for a great deal of flexibility in framing and display. Maps are undated, but the edition has been roughly dated to 1858 by a fold-out map which was in the rear of the atlas, and by comparing demographic information against historical records. This atlas had maps of all the French Departments and overseas possessions of the time. Vuillemin's maps are noted for the extensive margin illustrations - vignettes, famous people, and views of cities. Each map was titled with a different font, and the fonts, decorations and marginalia often changed with each subsequent edition. Similar maps were printed in both larger and smaller versions over the years. Condition: As with all the maps from this atlas, there is general aging to paper and some edge wear, which includes small tears and chipping. Some spotting or age darkened spots to the margins. Some maps have small stains, smudges and marks which are evident in the images - a few have some writing as well which can be seen in the photos. Almost all of these flaws are restricted to the margins. The maps themselves are colored with some borders and routes traced or outlined in ink. Overall this map is otherwise clean and unmarked, and the accompanying text page is intact and legible as well. For all auctions, please consider the images to be part of the description. When a flaw is described I try to show images of it as well, but the general condition is reflected by the images. I will combine shipping for these maps. Please wait for or request a revised invoice if you purchase more than one item. Payment is required within 2 days (48 hours) of auction ending, unless other arrangements have been agreed upon. Non paying bidders will be reported and items may be relisted after this time. Returns accepted within 30 days at buyer's expense. Refund will not include shipping. If an item sold with free shipping, a reasonable amount will be deducted from shipping to compensate for actual outbound cost. (Above does not apply if an item had undisclosed flaws due to seller error, or if it was damaged during shipping, in which case a full refund of all costs will be given. If shipping damage or loss occurs buyer may be requested to assist with information for claims with shipping company.)

Price: 25 USD

Location: Wilmington, New York

End Time: 2024-11-13T16:06:07.000Z

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