It covers the Iberian Peninsula from France to the Strait of Gibraltar and includes the Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Majorca and Minorca. This map was prepared by Ambroise Tardieu and issued as plate 18 in his 1874 edition ofAtlas Universel de Geographie Ancienne et Moderne.
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This area of France is part of the Loire Valley wine growing region. The map proper is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade richness of the land.
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The map outlines the feudal Duchies and Counties of Westphalia as they were before being joined with other Prussian states in 'The Kingdom of Westphalia,' briefly a French vassal state under Napoleon from 1807-1816.
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The map is highly detailed, noting several towns, rivers, islands and other topographical details. After ruling and reforming France in 768, Charlemagne conquered Italy and, in 800, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
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An inset in the lower left quadrant details Gallia's southern most Roman Provinces. A smaller inset labeledBatavorum Insulae appears in the upper right quadrant. Title area in upper left quadrant. Text in Latin and English.
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Map is densely detailed with both political and physical data. Published by the Justus Perthes firm for issue as plate no. 24 in the 1873 edition ofStieler's Hand-Atlas. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing.
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This might be the advertising mantra for this map, Renault's c. 1875foulard map of Paris. It is from one of these, the Elysée Palace, that we can extrapolate the date form this otherwise undated map.
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Essentially four separate sheets, it covers the whole of France including Corsica and parts of Spain, Germany and Switzerland. The first sheet (top left in image) represents northwestern France and includes two insets of Nantes and Rouen.
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