Victor LEVASSEUR - Lot 219

Victor LEVASSEUR 1846 Victor LEVASSEUR (1800-1870) Antique map of the French Colonies, 1846 Original engraving enhanced with watercolor Engraved by Laguillermie in Paris from a map by Levasseur On heavy paper, approx. 35 x 52 cm INFORMATION: Superb period engraving printed in 1846 by the Combette workshop in Paris. The illustrations of the department's places and traditions around the map were created by painter Raymond Bonheur, father of painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur. Note that the arrondissement boundaries have been enhanced in color by hand (in the publisher's workshops) to highlight the administrative boundaries of the threearrondissements, twenty-four cantons and communes resulting from the 1846 census. Very good condition, with possible minor defects in the margins or on the edges of the pages. This description has been translated automatically: Victor Levasseur (1800-1870) Former map of French colonies, 1846 Original engraving enhanced in watercolor Engraved by Laguillermie in Paris according to the map drawn up by Levasseur On strong paper 35 x 52 cm approximately Information: Superb vintage engraving printed in 1846 in the Combette workshops in Paris. The illustrations of the places and traditions of the department around the map were produced by the painter Raymond Bonheur, father of the painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur. We note that the borough limits have been enhanced in color by hand (in the editor's workshops) in order to bring out the administrative limits of the three districts, twenty-four cantons and the municipalities resulting from the 1846 census. Very good condition, possible small defects in the margins or on the edge of the sheet