Neueste Generalkarte von Frankreich, southeastern sheet
1790
About this artwork
This is an 18th-century engraved map of southeastern France, showing administrative regions and geographical features like coastlines and mountain ranges. It includes a detailed scale table in the lower right corner with various units of measurement.
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Franz Anton Schraembl was a prominent Austrian cartographer and publisher based in Vienna. This map was part of a larger project to create a comprehensive atlas of France, which served as a vital tool for navigation and military planning in an era before satellite imagery.
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Neueste Generalkarte von Frankreich, southeastern sheet
Franz Anton Schraembl, 1790
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