Switzerland. Canton of Geneva includes Haute-Savoie. Mont Blanc THOMSON 1830 map

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Switzerland // Mont Blanc, nearly three miles above the level of the sea. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Drawn & engraved by Thomas Clerk for John Thomson's "New General Atlas". Provenance: "A new general atlas", consisting of a series of geographical designs, on various projections, exhibiting the form and component parts of the globe; and a collection of maps and charts, delineating the natural and political divisions of the Empires, Kingdoms, and States in the World", Edinburgh: Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for John Thomson and Company, Edinburgh; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London; and John Cumming, Dublin [Thomson's New General Atlas]. Type: Antique early 19th century atlas map with original hand colouring. The borders as marked include an enlarged Canton of Geneva which substantially corresponds to the modern French departement of Haute-Savoie. At the bottom is a fine view of Mont Blanc.

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Size: 6155px × 7365px
Location: Switzerland
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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