COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Logerot, A. (Auguste)
Date:
1857
Short Title:
[Loire River.]
Type:
Atlas Map
Type:
Manuscript Map
Obj Height cm:
23
Obj Width cm:
29
Note:
Manuscript map representing the Loire River basin in France. Shows select regions, cities, mountain ranges, drainage, coastlines, and islands. Relief shown with shading. Ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper. Map is 23 x 29 cm, on sheet 23 x 30 cm.
Region:
Loire River (France)
Subject:
School
Full Title:
[Loire River.] A. Logerot.
List No:
14489.027
Page No:
26
Series No:
27
Publication Author:
Logerot, A. (Auguste)
Pub Date:
1857
Pub Title:
Atlas elémentaire
Pub Note:
Atlas elémentaire by Auguste Logerot. Published in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, 1857. Bound in board, covered in marbled papers. With leather spine. Folio: 49 pages (with pages 32-34, 47 blank.) Includes a handwritten title page. Manuscript school atlas of the world. Comprised of 44 maps drawn by a student. Maps shows select regions, cities, mountain ranges, deserts, drainage, coastlines, and islands. Focusing initially on rivers, watersheds, and notable geography in Europe, the atlas moves on to the rest of the world, including Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Oceania. Text in French. The atlas was created by French cartographer and publisher Auguste Logerot during his time at boarding school in Ivry-sur-Seine, France. Logerot’s professional career took place in Paris during the mid-19th century, where he created and published maps, including jigsaw puzzles. Within this atlas is a map of the Middle Rhine, signed “L. Lourdelet”, presumably a schoolmate.
Pub List No:
14489.000
Pub Type:
School Atlas
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
44
Pub Height cm:
26
Pub Width cm:
35
Image No:
14489027.jp2
Authors:
Logerot, A. (Auguste)
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