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| Keywords: 1852 Levasseur Map of the Department De La Loire Inferieure, France (Muscadet Wine Region) - Geographicus - LoireInferieure-levasseur-1852.jpg This is a fascinating 1852 map of the French department of Loire Inferieure France currently known as Loire-Atlantique This area of France is part of the Loire Valley wine region and is especially known for its production of Muscadet a white wine produced from the Melon de Bourgogne grape variety This area is also famous for a variety of cow �s milk cheese known as Fromage du Curé Nantais The map proper is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade richness of the land There is a short textual history of the regions depicted on both the left and right sides of the map Published by V Levasseur in the 1852 edition of his Atlas National de la France Illustree 1852 undated Size in 17 12 object history credit line accession number LoireInferieure-levasseur-1852 Levassuer V <i>Atlas National Illustre des 86 Departements et des Possessions de La France Divise par Arrondissements Cantons et Communea avec La Trace de Toutes Les Routes Chemins de fer et Canaux </i> 1852 edition Geographicus-source PD-old-100 1852 maps France Old maps of Loire-Atlantique Coats of arms of Nantes Pierre Cambronne Peter Abelard Fishermen in art Maps in French France Victor Levasseur - Maps of France France Muscadet AOC | ||||
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