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| Keywords: 1852 Levasseur Map of the Department L'Aveyron, France (Roquefort Cheese Region) - Geographicus - Aveyron-levasseur-1852.jpg This is a fascinating 1857 map of the French department of Aveyron France This area of France centered on Rodez is famous for its production of Roquefort a flavorful ewe's milk blue cheese This region is also known for the legendary Bete du Gevaudan a terrible man-wolf who terrorizes the countryside The Chemin St Jacques also passes through the northern part of this department The whole 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 16 5 12 object history credit line accession number Aveyron-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 Old maps of Aveyron | ||||
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