
Allemagne Du Sud, an original antique map by J. Migeon, published in Paris, 1864. A steel plate engraving, original colour. Map size 43 x 32 cm, with a mount size of 59 x 48 cm. This map of southern Germany was published in the Geographie Universelle: Atlas-Migeon... Historique, Scientifique, Industriel Et Commercial A L' Usage De Lycees, Des Seminaires Et Des Familles that first appeared in 1864 with subsequent editions in 1874 & 1882. Migeon was a well-known & respected Parisian publisher of the mid-nineteenth century & his other works included La France Et Ses Colonies: Atlas Illustre, first published in 1851 (the same year that Tallis had published his illustrated atlas in England), & also a Nouveau Plan De Paris, En 20 Arrondissements in 1866. These maps from the Geographie Universelle represent some of the last decorative maps; attractively adorned with decorative vignette illustrations, yet also with informative & accurate geography. A good example of steelplate engraving. With a vignette view of Munich. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford