1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's 'Atlas National Illustre'. Part of the Alsace wine region surrounding Strasbourg. This mountainous area on the west bank of the Rhine River is known for producing Munster cheese. The map proper is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). Dept. des Basses Pyrenees Steel engraving with original outline hand-colouring., 1856, from Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre.This department includes the Jurancon wine region, famous for its production dry wines and sweet white wines. The famous Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella passes.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. 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.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's 'Atlas National Illustre'. This mountainous area is part of the Alsace wine region and is known for its production of both Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. The map proper is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This area of France is known for its production of Coteaux and Collines Rhodaniennes wines. The area is also famous for its chestnuts. The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This area is home to the wine producing region, Madiran. Madrian is best known for producing a powerful red wine made from the Tannat grape. This area also makes a number of cheeses, including Tomme.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 470mm by 330mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This area is known for its production of Chenin blanc, a white wine grape with a high acidity, and wide variety of goat cheeses. The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 470mm by 330mm (sheet). From Levasseur's 'Atlas National Illustre'. The Jura wines are very distinctive and unusual, such as Vin Jaune, which is made by a similar process to sherry, developing under a flor of yeast. This is made from the local Savagnin grape.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This area of France is known for its production of Chaource, a soft and salted cheese. Aube is part of France's Champagne region. The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This area of France is famous for its wide variety of vineyards and wine production. In the east are the wines of Corbieres and la Clape, in the center are Minervois and Cotes de Malpeyre.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's 'Atlas National Illustre'. This area is home to a wide variety of vineyards and is part of the larger Languedoc wine-growing region, the oldest in France. The red wines produced here are meaty, tannic wines with a deep.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This area is known for its production of Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, a mild cow's milk blue cheese, and Saint-Marcellin, a softer cheese. The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 470mm by 330mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This coastal department is the seat of the Bordeaux wine region and produces many of the world's finest reds. Shows numerous vineyards and chateaux. The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This area is mainly known for its production of Selles-sur-Cher, a fine goats-milk cheese. The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade richness of the land.Levasseur.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). Dept. de la Loire Inferieure' Steel engraving with original outline hand-colouring., 1856, from Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre.This area of France is part of the Loire Valley wine region, and is especially known for its production of Muscadet, a white wine.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 470mm by 330mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This remote mountainous part of Languedoc is rural, sparcely populated, and extremely beautiful. This area of France is famous for its cheese production. Their Roquefort, 'Bleu des Causses', and Tomme de Loz_re varieties, for instance.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's 'Atlas National Illustre'. This area is well-known wine producing region. A wide variety of wines come out of this region, including the famous Muscat wine. This wine can be tasted as an aperitif or with dessert. It pairs.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. The French department of Saone et Loire is at the heart of the legendary Beaujolais wine producing region. The whole is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade.....
1856. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. 1856. 330mm by 470mm (sheet). From Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. Var covers the heart of the French Riviera or Cote d'Azur., and includes the resort cities of Cannes, Nice and San Tropez, among many others. This area also houses a number of vineyards. Here you.....