Subject: Asia
Period: 1850 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Universel Illustre
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.3 x 11.3 inches
43.9 x 28.7 cm
Victor Levasseur's "Atlas National Illustre" and "Atlas Universel Illustre" are among the last decorative atlases published. The maps are all lavishly illustrated with scenes of the countryside, products and activities indigenous to the region.
This decorative map of the Asian continent is surrounded by steel engraved vignettes depicting costumes of the various peoples of Asia, Adam and Eve, and several exotic animals. There is an interesting population chart at right totaling only 638,550,000 for the entire continent!
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Condition: A
Some faint marginal foxing, not affecting the map.
