Situated on the Rhine River Breisach changed hands between the French and Holy Roman Empires during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. New Brisach is detailed in a smaller inset above the title.
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The Hautes Alpes area of France is known for its production of Coteaux and Collines Rhodaniennes wines, and is also famous for its chestnuts. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing.
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Several important cities and towns are identified throughout, along with rivers, lakes and other topography. Mountains are beautifully rendered in profile. Partie de l'Histoire Moderne. The region was inhabited mainly by Germanic, but also Celtic, Baltic, Scythian, proto-Slavic people.
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Towns, rivers, mountains and various other important topographical details are noted. Until 1790 France was divided into 40 provinces based on local loyalties and feudal histories. Title: France. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing.
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An inset map on the lower left corner details Corsica. Various towns, cities, railways, rivers and several other topographical features are noted with relief shown by hachure. It features the fretwork style border common to Johnson's atlas work from 1863 to 1869.
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Map is drawn and engraved by J. Gellatly. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. Title: France in Provinces. Condition: Very good. Moderate age toning. Blank on verso.
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The whole is surrounded by the attractive floral border common to Mitchell atlases between 1860 and 1866. Prepared by S. A. Mitchell Jr. for inclusion as plate 59 in the 1860 issue ofMitchell's New General Atlas.
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The map covers the entire continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains and from the Arctic Ocean to northern Africa and Turkey. Alas, the 'peace' was but an illusion as the treaties ending the Napoleonic era were inherently flawed.
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