Historic Map : Delisle de Sales Map of France or Gaul During The Invasion of Julius Caesar, 1782, Vintage Wall Art Antoine Drouot This is a fascinating 1852

This is a fascinating 1852 map of the French department of Haute-Vienne

While generally a black and white chart

The lower left quadrant contains a legend while the top and bottom of the map includes decorative engravings illustrating the Algerian landscape

reflecting the primitive state of the regional survey prior to the Japanese invasion and subsequent survey work in 1895

The entire map is depicted in extraordinary detail

Historic Map : Delisle de Sales Map of France or Gaul During The Invasion of Julius Caesar, 1782, Vintage Wall Art Antoine Drouot This is a fascinating 1852This is a scarce 1782 map issued by Jean Baptiste Claude Delisle de Sales depicting Gaul or France at the time of the invasion by Julius Caesar. The map covers from the English Channel south as far as the Mediterranean and Florence in modern day Italy. The map identifies several important cities and towns and uses ancient names throughout. Rivers, islands, and other topography is noted with forests and mountains rendered in profile. Gaul was the