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Alexandre Vuillemin

Illustration — Map of Indre et Loire Department from Vuillemin's 1858 edition of La France et ses Colonies, showing his typically detailed and decorative margins. Alexandre Vuillemin (1812–1880) was a 19th-century French cartographer and editor based in Paris. He produced a number of atlases, and his maps are noted for the frequent use of extensive margin illustrations – vignettes, famous people, and views of cities.

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Alexandre Vuillemin

An uncommon and attractive 1852 Astronomical and Cosmographical chart by M. Vuillemin. Includes numerous charts showing the Ptolemaic planetary system, the modern planetary system, the Lunar system the seasons, directions, an armillary sphere, etc... Along the bottom of the map several classical style decorative frames depict a storm at sea, an avalanche, an waterfall, and an volcano. Features a b

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Born
1812. · Paris.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
cartographer, geographer, printmaker, publisher and editing staff.
Languages
French.

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Illustration — Map of Indre et Loire Department from Vuillemin's 1858 edition of La France et ses Colonies, showing his typically detailed and decorative margins. Alexandre Vuillemin (1812–1880) was a 19th-century French cartographer and editor based in Paris. He produced a number of atlases, and his maps are noted for the frequent use of extensive margin illustrations – vignettes, famous people, and views of cities.

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