It covers the northern portion of the Holy Roman Empire's Circle of Swabia from Nuremberg south to Wertingen and from Stuttgart east as far as Rain. The Napoleonic Wars dissolved the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, leading to Germany's eventual consolidation in 1871.
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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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Surrounds the capital city of Le Mans. The map proper is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade richness of the land. There is a short textual history of the regions depicted on both the left and right sides of the map.
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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 strapwork style border common to Johnson's atlas work from 1860 to 1863.
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An intriguing piece, it provides visual insight into the process of building a bridge in the late 18th century. The walkways and other access points used by the construction workers are illustrated, along with the construction of the two columns, which are at different phases in their construction.
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Covers the region in full from Picardie to Berriand from Normandy to Champagne. This region, centered around Paris, is France's most populous province. Drawn by R. Bonne for issue as plate no. E 5 in Jean Lattre'sAtlas Moderne.
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This region is well known for its apple cider made from Limousin apples and its internationally renowned Limousine beef. The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade richness of the land.
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It covers from Vendee to the northern part of Spain. Two insets on the left detail Lyon and Paris. Map is densely detailed with both political and physical data. Published by the Justus Perthes firm for issue in the 1873 edition ofStieler's Hand-Atlas.
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