1818 Pinkerton Map of France
by Paul Fearn
Title
1818 Pinkerton Map of France
Artist
Paul Fearn
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Photograph
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Pinkerton's extraordinary 1818 map of France. Covers the entire country from the Bay of Biscay to the English Channel to the Mediterranean, to the borders with Switzerland and Germany. Drawn shortly after the Napoleonic Wars. Divided according to departments. An inset of Corsica appears in the lower right quadrant. Offers considerable detail with political divisions and color coding at the regional level. Identifies cities, towns, castles, important battle sites, castles, swamps, mountains and river ways. Title plate in the upper right quadrant. Two mile scales, in French Leagues and British Statute Miles, also appear in the upper right quadrant. Drawn by L. Herbert and engraved by Samuel Neele under the direction of John Pinkerton. This map comes from the scarce American edition of Pinkerton’s Modern Atlas, published by Thomas Dobson & Co. of Philadelphia in 1818.
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October 17th, 2013
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