. English: This is a fascinating 1852 map of the French department of Moselle, France. This area, part of the Alcase-Lorraine wine region, is known for its production of wines by the same name, the majority of which are white. The map proper is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade richness of the land. There is a short textual history of the regions depicted on both the left and right sides of the map. Published by V. Levasseur in the 1852 edition of his Atlas National de la France Illustree. Dept. de la 1852 (undate
. English: This is a fascinating 1852 map of the French department of Moselle, France. This area, part of the Alcase-Lorraine wine region, is known for its production of wines by the same name, the majority of which are white. The map proper is surrounded by elaborate decorative engravings designed to illustrate both the natural beauty and trade richness of the land. There is a short textual history of the regions depicted on both the left and right sides of the map. Published by V. Levasseur in the 1852 edition of his Atlas National de la France Illustree. Dept. de la 1852 (undated). 1852 Levasseur Map of the Department De La Moselle, France - Geographicus - Moselle-levasseur-1852
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