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| Keywords: 1852 Levasseur Map of the Department De La Haute Marne, France (Champagne Wine Region) - Geographicus - HauteMarne-levasseur-1852.jpg This is a fascinating 1852 map of the French department of Haute Marne France This department is part of the Champagne region where the world-famous sparkling wine of the same name is produced This area is known for a variety of wines from the Coiffy-le-Haut vineyard champagne from Rizaucourt-Argentolles and the local favorite 'Choue' beer It is also famous for its production of Langres a salty cheese with a pronounced odor 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 object history credit line accession number HauteMarne-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 1852 maps France Old maps of Haute-Marne Images extracted from Encyclopédie France Victor Levasseur - Maps of France France | ||||
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