Historic Map : Perthes Map of France, 1862, Vintage Wall Art Maps in French 5251044 Vaugondy - Diderot

Vaugondy - Diderot

and Nova Scotia

This chart was published in part 2 of Jansonnius' 1650 Atlas Maritimus or volume 5 in his Atlantis Majoris

Nebraska and Dakota

Includes Long Island and Lake Ontario

Historic Map : Perthes Map of France, 1862, Vintage Wall Art Maps in French 5251044 Vaugondy - DiderotThis fascinating 1862 map by Justus Perthes and Stieler depicts France. There is an inset map of Paris and vicinity. In a display of cartographic flair unique to Perthes maps, a land elevation profile is depicted on the bottom of the map. Unlike other cartographic publishers of the period, the Justus Perthes firm, did not transition to lithographic printing techniques. Instead, all of his maps are copper plate engravings and hence offer a level of