Historic Map : Thomson Antique Map of France in Provinces, 1814, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in New Granada (Colombia)

New Granada (Colombia)

Rigobert Bonne and Guilleme Raynal's 1780 map of Central Europe

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This is a nice example of Samuel Augustus Mitchell's 1849 map of Europe

Historic Map : Thomson Antique Map of France in Provinces, 1814, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in New Granada (Colombia)This hand colored map is a steel plate engraving, dating to 1814 by the important English mapmaker John Thomson. It depicts France divided into its color coded provinces. Until 1790 France was divided into 40 provinces based on local loyalities and feudal histories. On March 4th of 1790 the National Constituent Assembly reorganized the Provinces into 101 departments, but old habits being what they are, many maps, including Thomson's, continued to