Guadeloupe Caribbean Islands Old map by Levasseur 1861

Title: Colonies Francaises en Amerique.

Description: Decorative antique map of the French colonies islands Guadeloupe, (Grande-Terre - Terre-de-Bas - La Désirade ), Îles des Saintes (Terre-de-Haut en Terre-de-Bas), Marie-Galante, and a inlay from Saint Martin and Anguilla Island.

All hand colored and taken from Atlas National Illustré.
The map is illustrated by Lemercier and engraved by Burty.
The map is surrounded with imagination of landscapes, animals, people and exotic plants.
At left and right of the map a medallion showing a windmill and an earthquake.

Victor Levasseur.
French cartographer known for his decorative maps.

Origin: Atlas National Illustré, published Paris 1856.

Atlas National Illustré printed about twenty times between 1842 and 1872 by three different Parisian publishers : Binet ( 1842-1844 ) , Amable Combette (from 1843 to 1858 , as shown on a random 15, rue La Parcheminerie ) , and after its bankruptcy Pelissier (1859 -1872 ).

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Size app.:
Sheet: 51.5 x 38 cm. 20 x 14.75 inches.
Image: 42 x 28 cm. 17 x 11 inches.
Condition: Beautiful hand-colored map, no flaws, no water spots, perfect condition.

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