. English: This is a fascinating 1852 map of the French department of Seine Inferieure, France. Centered around its capital of Rouen, this area is known for its production of Gournay, a soft cheese of the fresh Neufchatel type. 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 Seine 18
. English: This is a fascinating 1852 map of the French department of Seine Inferieure, France. Centered around its capital of Rouen, this area is known for its production of Gournay, a soft cheese of the fresh Neufchatel type. 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 Seine 1852 (undated). 1852 Levasseur Map of the Department De La Seine Inferieure, France - Geographicus - SeineInferieure-levasseur-1852
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