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| Keywords: 1762 Janvier Map of Europe - Geographicus - Europe-janvier-1762.jpg A beautiful example of Jean Janvier's decorative map of the Europe Covers from Iceland to the Caspian Sea and from North Africa to the Arctic Divided into countries and kingdoms with color coding according to region Offers excellent detail throughout showing mountains rivers forests national boundaries regional boundaries forts and cities A large decorative title cartouche appears in the upper left quadrant Drawn by Jean Janvier in 1762 for issue as plate no 2 in Jean Lattre's 1776 edition of the Atlas Moderne 1762 dated Size in 18 12 object history credit line accession number Europe-janvier-1762 Lattre Jean <i>Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre</i> c 1775 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Europe 1762 maps Maps by Jean Janvier Images from Geographicus | ||||
