1892 Antique Isère Map - France

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SIZE
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Page approx. 31 x 21.8 cm (12’’ 1/4 x 8’’ 1/2), margins included. Map approx. 23.5 x 15.2 cm (9’’ 1/4 x 6’’)


Gorgeous little engraving showing a delicately colorized map of a French department: the Isère department. Do you know where it is situated?
As you may know, France is divided in 101 department. This one is in the heart of the Alps, where most of the largest ski resorts are located.

Interestingly enough, this map predates the creation of those resorts so it shows the mountain areas as they were before the boom of the winter sports industry. It's prefecture (main administrative center) is the city of Grenoble.The name of the department comes from a river.

This dictionary page comes from a rare damaged 1892 French Trousset dictionary. It was engraved on thick paper. Under the map, there are in both bottom corners mentions of the company which engraved it (Imp. Lemercier & Cie, Paris) and even of the person who did the actual engraving (Mce Perrin, who lived rue des Boulangers 34 in Paris). Mce is short for Maurice. Isn't that perfect?

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AUTHENTICITY
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You will receive an authentic dictionary page from 1892, which comes from a damaged volume. This is NOT a copy. The paper is yellowed, as befits its age but the map is in very good condition.

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SHIPPING
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Your prints ship in a cellophane bag and a cardboard-reinforced envelope. The mat and frame are NOT included.