ATLAS Lot n° 18

LEVASSEUR (Victor). Atlas national illustré des 86 départements et des possessions de la France, divisé par arrondissements, cantons et communes avec le tracé de toutes les routes, chemins de fer et canaux. Paris A. Combette 1845. in-folio, half bronze-green basane, smooth spine. Double-page engraved title-frontispiece, statistical table and 100 double-page engraved maps mounted on tabs, framed with illustrations and enhanced in color. First edition of this beautiful atlas drawn by Victor Levasseur, illustrated by A.M. Perrot and Raymond Bonheur, and engraved by Laguillermie, Rainaud, Piat, Smith, Boiton, etc. Each map is framed by its own composition, with a legend and statistical information on the territory. There are 7 maps of continents and France at the head, and 6 maps of colonies and overseas territories (Algeria, Bourbon Island, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Senegal, French Guiana, etc.) at the end. Scattered foxing. Some traces of wetness.