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| Keywords: 1852 Levasseur Map of the Department De La Lozere, France - Geographicus - Lozere-levasseur-1852.jpg This is a fascinating 1852 map of the French department of Lozere France This remote mountainous part of Languedoc is rural sparcely populated and extremely beautiful This area of France is famous for its cheese production Their Roquefort 'Bleu des Causses' and Tomme de Lozère varieties for instance are world-renowned The Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella also passes through the northern part of this region 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 Published by V Levasseur in the 1852 edition of his Atlas National de la France Illustree 1852 undated Size in 11 5 17 5 object history credit line accession number Lozere-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 Victor Levasseur - Maps of France 1852 maps France Old maps of Lozère Maps in French France Allegories of rivers Lot and Tarn Lot River Allegory Tarn River Allegory Mende Lozère coat of arms Jean-Antoine Chaptal Antoine de Rivarol Guérin chancellor of France | ||||
