Colonies Françaises en Afrique Africa map Levasseur 1856

Title: Colonies Françaises en Afrique.

Description: Decorative antique map of French Africa shows the coasts of Senegal with the Senegal river, the islands Madagascar and Goree island Dakar.

All hand colored and taken from Atlas National Illustré.
The map is illustrated by Raimond Bonheur and engraved by Laguillermie Paris.

The map is surrounded by a very attractive border of local people and animals, birds, landscapes and a seascape with traders in a sloop.

Left and right of the map text with explanation and statistics.
The map is interesting compared to now by the differences in topography.

From:
Atlas National Illustre des 89 Departements et des Possession de France
V. Levasseur

Amable Combette editeur Paris 1856.

Victor Levasseur.
"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:
Sheet app.: 48 x 36 cm. 19 x 14 inches.
Image app.: 42 x 28 cm. 17 x 11 inches.
Condition: View overall very good, verso Blanco.

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