LEVASSEUR. - Lot 145

LEVASSEUR. 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, dressé d'après les travaux du cadastre du dépôt de la guerre et des ponts et chaussées par V.LEVASSEUR, ingénieur géographe attaché au génie du cadastre et de la ville de Paris, published by A. Combette in Paris in 1852. In-folio in half-basane, spine with false ribbing, richly decorated with box decorations, gilt title, richly embossed boards, with a central gilt title; consisting of : Tableau statistique de la France, followed by 99 engraved plans of said departments, colonies, continents and a filled-in map of France. This atlas, which was widely used in town halls and printed around twenty times by three different Parisian publishers (Binet (1842-1844), Amable Combette (from 1843 to 1858), then by Pelissier (1859-1872)), has become relatively rare bound and complete; most copies having been broken to sell the maps individually. Binding rubbed, corners dulled, lower head joint torn. Fairly fresh inside, with a few minor margin defects on some maps.