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| Keywords: 1852 Levasseur Map of the Department Du Calvados, France - Geographicus - Calvados-levasseur-1852.jpg This is a fascinating 1857 map of the French department of Calvados France This area of France is known for its production of Calvados the world's fines apple brandy 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 Calvados-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 France 1852 maps France Old maps of Calvados Coats of arms of Caen Jules Dumont d'Urville Pierre-Simon Laplace | ||||
