Bilder Victor Levasseur (1800–1870) – Map of Amérique Méridionale (South America) – Engraving with hand-coloring (c. 1835)

Beskrivning

This work is an impressive, highly decorated map of South America ("Amérique Méridionale"). The central map provides geographical and political boundaries, with key regions differentiated by hand-coloring. The map is set within an elaborate frame featuring vignettes that depict the natural history, indigenous people, and landscape of the continent, including mountains, plains, a palm tree, and a table of statistical information. This style of decorative, informative border is characteristic of Levasseur’s work, and the map was included in his international cartographic works like the Atlas Universel Illustré.

Victor Levasseur was a French engineer and cartographer best known for his Atlas National Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France, and his continental maps were prized for their blend of precise geography and detailed allegorical illustrations.

Artist or Maker: Victor Levasseur

Dimensions: Approximately 52 cm x 37 cm

Medium: Engraving with hand-coloring

Date: c. 1835

Condition Report:
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