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Afrique.
Artist
Victor Jules Levasseur  (1800–1870)  wikidata:Q588019
 
Alternative names
Victor Levasseur; Jean Charles Victor
Description French cartographer and geographer
Date of birth/death 8 December 1800 Edit this at Wikidata 4 February 1870 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Caen 9th arrondissement of Paris
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artist QS:P170,Q588019
Frédéric-Guillaume Laguillermie  (1805–1870)  wikidata:Q55256153
 
Alternative names
Guillaume Laguillermie
Description French engraver
Date of birth/death 1805 Edit this at Wikidata 1870 Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q55256153
Title
Afrique.
Description
English: A fine example of V. Levasseur's desirable decorative map of Africa, dated 1852. Shows the entire continent according to perceptions of the time. Much of the interior is vague and unmapped, with the exception of the northern Nile Valley, the French colonies in Senegal, Gambia, and Algeria, and the colonies of the Dutch and English in South Africa. Offers a semi-accurate mapping of the Niger, which is uncommon for the period. Correctly identifies Lake Chad. The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade richness of the land. These include the Pyramids, an seated Imam, the Luxor Obelisk, and views of Cairo, Alexandria, and Algiers. 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.
Date 1852 (undated)
Dimensions height: 12.7 in (32.3 cm); width: 17.5 in (44.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,12.75U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,17.5U218593
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Geographicus link: Afrique-levasseur-1852
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Levassuer, V., 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., 1852 edition.

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