Hand-colored map of Reunion island by Victor Levasseur with pictorial illustrations by Raimond Bonheur, father of the famous French artist Rosa Bonheur. Reunion island, formerly known as Ile Bourbon, is a volcanic island off the coast of Africa with rainforest interior and Creole culture. Surrounding the map are vignettes and imagery, including portraits of French poets Evariste de Parny (left) and Antoine Bertin (right), island natives, and plants indigenous to the island. A volcano and harbor town scene are included, with vegetal resources presented beside storage containers. Map from Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre (Paris: A. Combette, 1845, and later editions). Single-sided, side-paged, horizontal map. 28 cm. x 43 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Item: Ile Bourbon. Colonie Francaise (Ocean indien.)
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Original image part of the Maps of Africa, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Identifier: 2019-244, Levasseur_Ile Bourbon_1849_UTA_2019-244
Identifier: 20086362
Title: Ile Bourbon. Colonie Francaise (Ocean indien.)
Creator: Levasseur, Victor (Cartographer), Bonheur, Raimond (illustrator)
Description: Hand-colored map of Reunion island by Victor Levasseur with pictorial illustrations by Raimond Bonheur, father of the famous French artist Rosa Bonheur. Reunion island, formerly known as Ile Bourbon, is a volcanic island off the coast of Africa with rainforest interior and Creole culture. Surrounding the map are vignettes and imagery, including portraits of French poets Evariste de Parny (left) and Antoine Bertin (right), island natives, and plants indigenous to the island. A volcano and harbor town scene are included, with vegetal resources presented beside storage containers. Map from Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre (Paris: A. Combette, 1845, and later editions). Single-sided, side-paged, horizontal map. 28 cm. x 43 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Date Created: 1849
Coverage: 1840s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Reunion Island, Islands, France, French territories, Volcanoes, Indian Ocean
Location: Reunion (French territory, Africa)
Collection: Maps of Africa
Contributor: Piat, A. (engraver)
Language: French
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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Title: Ile Bourbon. Colonie Francaise (Ocean indien.)
Creator: Levasseur, Victor (Cartographer), Bonheur, Raimond (illustrator)
Description: Hand-colored map of Reunion island by Victor Levasseur with pictorial illustrations by Raimond Bonheur, father of the famous French artist Rosa Bonheur. Reunion island, formerly known as Ile Bourbon, is a volcanic island off the coast of Africa with rainforest interior and Creole culture. Surrounding the map are vignettes and imagery, including portraits of French poets Evariste de Parny (left) and Antoine Bertin (right), island natives, and plants indigenous to the island. A volcano and harbor town scene are included, with vegetal resources presented beside storage containers. Map from Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre (Paris: A. Combette, 1845, and later editions). Single-sided, side-paged, horizontal map. 28 cm. x 43 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]
Date Created: 1849
Coverage: 1840s
Category: Cartography - Maps and Atlases
Subject Term: Maps, Africa, Reunion Island, Islands, France, French territories, Volcanoes, Indian Ocean
Location: Reunion (French territory, Africa)
Collection: Maps of Africa
Contributor: Piat, A. (engraver)
Language: French
Type: Still Image
Format: JPG
Publisher: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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