HAUTE-SAÔNE department showing resources & minerals. LE VASSEUR, 1876 old map
Artist/engraver/cartographer: Librairie Abel Pilon & Cie; A. Le Vasseur. Provenance: "Grand Atlas Départemental de la France de L'Algérie et des colonies"; by H. Fisquet; Published by A. Le Vasseur, Paris. Type: Antique engraved map with original hand colour. The map key/legend includes symbols for the following features and resources, suggesting that one or more of each may be indicated on the map: Camp Romain (Roman camp); Bataille gagnée (Battlefield (victory)); Bataille perdu (Battlefield (defeat)); Combat gagné (Skirmish (victory)); Combat perdu (Skirmish (defeat)); Route de 1re classe (1st class road); Route de 2me classe (2nd class road); Chemin vicinal (Local road); Chemin de fer et station (Railway & station); Point ou une riviere commence à etre navigable (Point where a river becomes navigable); Point ou une riviere commence à etre flottable (Point where a river becomes buoyant); Pierre à batir (Construction stone); Marbre (Marble); Granit (Granite); Mine de Fer (Iron Mine); Mine de Mercure et de Cinabre (Mercury or Cinnabar mine); Mine de Houille (Coal mine); Mine d'Argent (Silver mine); Schiste (Shale); Tuilerie Briqueterie (Brick & tile factories); Moulin a poudre (Gunpowder mill); Vererrie manufacture de Cristaux (Crystal/glass factory); Papeterie (Paper factory); Grès (Sandstone); Jaspe (Jasper); Tourbe (Peat); Terre Vitriolique (Colcothar (An Iron Oxide formerly used for polishing glass and as a pigment)); Fonderie (Foundry)
Size: 3614px × 3624px
Location: Haute-Saône
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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