[Atlas]. VUILLEMIN (Alexandre Aimé); POIRÉE (Ernest). France - Lot 222

[Atlas]. VUILLEMIN (Alexandre Aimé); POIRÉE (Ernest). France and its colonies. Atlas illustré. Cent cartes dressées d'après les cartes de Cassini, du Dépôt de la guerre, des Ponts-et-chaussées et de la Marine, par M. Vuillemin. Text based on official documents and an entirely new plan... by Ernest Poirée. Paris, Migeon, 1851. Oblong folio, contemporary burgundy half-chagrin, smooth spine, author, title, gilt roulettes and fillets (corners dulled, marginal foxing, adhesive to folds of large map). Famous atlas of France, showing the departments of mainland France and the colonial territories; it comprises 96 steel-engraved map plates, with colored borders, each decorated with vignettes showing characters, buildings or activities characteristic of the department, and accompanied by a commentary sheet; and a large fold-out general map.