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Thomas Cowperthwait and S. A. Mitchell's 1854 map of France. Each of France's 32 provinces are identified by number and associated with a table at the left border. Insets in the upper right and left quadrants focus on the environs of Paris and the island of Corsica, respectively. The whole is engraved in Mitchell's distinctive style with green border work and vivid pastels. Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure.
This map was prepared by S. A. Mitchell for publication by the Philadelphia firm of Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. as plate no. 49 in the 1854 edition of Mitchell's New General Atlas. Dated and copyrighted, 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1850 by Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. in the Clerk's office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.'