Original
1846 engraved map of Switzerland, drawn by Alexandre
Vuillemin and printed more than 175 years ago.
- The image area measures 19.5
x 25.5 cm [7¾" x 10"],
topography is shown by hachures, and longitude is measured from Paris.
- The text in the lower margin
reads "Dressée par A. Vuillemin.
Lale scrip. et direx."
- Among the named places and features are Neuchâtel, Lake
Constance, the Engadin, Lausanne, Geneva, Bern, Zürich, Winterthur, the
Grisons, Lucerne, Soleure, the Bernese Alps, Fribourg, Basel, Altorf, Stanz, Glaris,
Thun, Léman, Rhône River, Mont Blanc, Appenzell, and
the Finsteraarhorn.
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Condition: This map is in very good
condition, with no marks, rips, or tears. It is
blank on the back with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the
scans and feel free to ask any questions.
- This is an authentic antique map in original hand color, not
a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be
genuine.
- Alexandre Vuillemin (1812-1880) was a cartographer based
in Paris. He studied under the prominent French geographer Auguste
Henri Dufour (1798-1865. Vuillemin's most important work was his
detailed, highly decorative large format Atlas Illustre de
Geographie Commerciale et Industrielle.
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