1856 Original Levasseur Map - "Dept. Des Landes"

Description: A large antique map of "Dept. Des Landes" located on the Atlantic in south-western France published by Victor Levasseur (see below) taken from his "Atlas National" printed in Paris in 1856 (see frontispiece not included) This is one of the most decorative atlases ever published with each map surrounded by engraved images of local scenes, events, people and indigenous animals. A chart of statistics, celebrities, and local commerce typically add to their interest In this case the map is centered around Mont De Marsan and extends from St. Esprit north along the Atlantic some 170 kilometers - embellished with scenes of local agricultural produce as well as portraits of celebrities associated with the area. Original outline hand coloring to each of the sub-regions. Good condition but with some minor age toning and spotting to the borders - see scans. Central fold as published. Page size 20 x 14.5 inches - map size 17 x 12 inches This is an original antique map guaranteed to be of the period described and not a later reproduction - because of their decorative attraction many Levasseur maps listed on Ebay are modern reproductions. See more maps from this atlas in Seller's Other Items which can be combined for postage. Landes (department)84 languagesArticleTalkReadEditView historyToolsCoordinates: 44°0′N 0°50′WFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor other uses, see Landes (disambiguation).LandesLanas (Occitan) Landak (Basque)Department of FrancePrefecture building in Mont-de-MarsanFlagCoat of armsLocation of Landes in FranceCoordinates: 44°0′N 0°50′WCountryFranceRegionNouvelle-AquitainePrefectureMont-de-MarsanSubprefectureDaxGovernment • President of the Departmental CouncilXavier Fortinon[1] (PS)Area1 • Total9,243 km2(3,569 sq mi)Population (Jan. 2020)[2] • Total418,122 • Rank59th • Density45/km2(120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Department number40Arrondissements2Cantons15Communes327^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2Landes (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃d] (listen); Gascon and Occitan: Lanas [ˈlanəs]; Basque: Landak) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Southwestern France, with a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It borders Gers to the east, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, to the south, Lot-et-Garonne to the north-east, and Gironde to the north. It also borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Located on the Atlanticcoast, it had a population of 413,690 as of 2019.[3] Its prefecture is Mont-de-Marsan.The department is the second-largest department in France and its covers the Forest of Landes. In total area, it is larger than Cyprus and smaller than Brunei. The southwestern part of the department is part of the wider conurbation of Biarritz and Bayonne across the Pyrénées-Atlantique border.HistoryLandes is one of the original 83 departments that were created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.During the first part of the 19th century large parts of the department were covered with poorly drained heathland (French: lande) which is the origin of its name. The vegetation covered rich soil and was periodically burned off, leaving excellent pasturage for sheep, which around 1850 are thought to have numbered between 900,000 and 1,000,000 in this area. The sheep were managed by shepherds who moved around on stilts and became proficient at covering long distances thus supported. Most of the sheep departed during the second half of the nineteenth century when systematic development of large pineplantations transformed the landscape and the local economy.One of the most famous citizens of the Landes was the 19th-century French economist Frédéric Bastiat.The Nobel Prize–winning novelist François Mauriac set his novels in the Landes.GeographyThe Landes is part of the current region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. With an area stretching over more than 9000 km2, Landes is, after Gironde, the second largest department of the metropolitan French territory.It is well known for the Côte d'Argent beach which is Europe's longest and attracts many surfers to Mimizanand Soorts-Hossegor each year. It is also home to a château called Château de Gaujacq that was built in 1686.A view of Soorts-Hossegor The Landes forest in Contis Victor Levasseur (cartographer)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (October 2014) Click [show] for important translation instructions. [show]Levasseur Map of the Drômedepartment.Victor Levasseur (1800–1870) was a French cartographer widely known for his distinctive decorative style. He produced numerous maps more admired for the artistic content of the scenes and data surrounding the map than for the detail of the map.

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