Victor Jules Levasseur
Victor Jules Levasseur (1795–1862) was a French cartographer widely known for his distinctive decorative style. He produced numerous maps more admired for the artistic content of the scenes and data surrounding the map than for the detail of the map.
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Victor Jules Levasseur
Victor Jules Levasseur / Frédéric-Guillaume Laguillermie · File:1852 Levasseur Map of the Department de La Hautes-Garonne, France (Buzet Wine Region) - Geographicus - HautesGaronne-levasseur-1852.jpg · Public domain
- Born
- 1795
- Died
- 1862
- Occupation
- cartographer
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- geography · cartography
- Education
- École polytechnique
- Honours
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Victor Jules Levasseur (1795–1862) was a French cartographer widely known for his distinctive decorative style. He produced numerous maps more admired for the artistic content of the scenes and data surrounding the map than for the detail of the map.
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• Born — 1795 • Died — 1862 • Occupation — cartographer • Notable Works — Atlas Nationale illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France
Titre complet du recueil: Atlas national illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France divisé par Arrondissements, Cantons et Communes avec le tracé de toutes les routes, chemins de fer et canaux. Dressé d'après les Travaux du Cadastre du Dépôt de la Guerre et des Ponts et Chaussées par V. Levasseur, Ingénieur Géographe attaché au Génie du Cadastre et de la Ville de Paris. Gravé su
Victor Jules Levasseur / Frédéric-Guillaume Laguillermie · This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the Bibliothèque municipale de Toulouse as part of a cooperation project with Wikimédia France.
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Levasseur, Victor · This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Librar
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