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| Keywords: 1852 Levasseur Map of the Department de la Seine (Paris) - Geographicus - Seine-levasseur-1852.jpg This is a fascinating 1852 map of the French department of Seine Focusing on Paris this map covers from the Foret de St Germain to the Bois Notre Dame and from Versailles to Chelles Shows the city walls as well as the ring of fortifications completed in 1848 The embastillement of Paris was perhaps the most extravagant waste of resources of the July Monarchy The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate the cultural wealth of the region There is a short textual history of Seine on both the left and right sides of the map Published by V Levasseur in the 1852 edition of his Atlas National de la France Illustree 1852 undated Size in 17 5 12 5 object history credit line accession number Seine-levasseur-1852 Levassuer V <i>Atlas National Illustre des 86 Departements et des Possessions de La France Divise par Arrondissements Cantons et Communea avec La Trace de Toutes Les Routes Chemins de fer et Canaux </i> 1852 edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 File Dépt de la Seine région du nord - Fonds Ancely - B315556101 A LEVASSEUR 075 jpg Victor Levasseur - Maps of France 1852 maps 1852 in Seine department Coats of arms of Paris Emblems of the French Revolution Maps in French Maps of Seine department Maps of Paris in the 19th century 19th-century maps of Paris | ||||
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