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| Keywords: 1847 Levasseur Map of the Dept. Du Lot, France - Geographicus - Lot-levasseur-1847.jpg This is a fascinating 1847 map of the Department du Lot France This region is known for its agriculture distilled spirits wines and fine hunting The capital is Cahors Cahors wines are rich reds excellent with duck This area is also an important stopping point on the historic Chemin du St Jacques or the mediaeval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostella The whole 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 1847 Size in 17 5 12 5 object history credit line accession number Lot-levasseur-1847 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 1847 maps France Old maps of Lot Coats of arms of cities in Lot Cahors Joachim Murat France François Fénelon France Engravings of animals Maps in French France Victor Levasseur - Maps of France France Animals on maps | ||||
