- Cartographer: Victor Levasseur (1800–1854), French engineer and cartographer - Engraver: Frédéric-Guillaume Laguillermie (rue St. Jacques, No. 82) - Illustrator: Raymond (Oscar-Raymond) Bonheur, who did the decorative vignettes (the native figures, portraits, and coastal scene in the borders) - Printer: Imprimerie Lemercier, Paris - Publisher: A. Combette, Éditeur, Rue de la Parcheminerie, Paris - Date: 1856 (the standard date cataloged for this plate; Combette published the atlas across roughly 1843–1858) Technique:Steel engraving, hand-colored in outline (visible on copy's colored boundary lines)
This is one of the most sought-after decorative 19th-century atlases — Levasseur's elaborate allegorical borders with regional peoples, produce, and portraits made it a standout among period atlases like Tallis's.
Shows some foxing/staining but no tears, overall very good