If you are looking for a special gift, choose hand-coloured maps over printed maps. While admiring the map, keep in mind that all the coloured lines and filled-in colour were painstakingly done by hand.
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Size of map area: approx. 9.5" x 12.25", with at least quarter-inch borders all around

This French map of the Departement of Indre, published by A. H. Dufour, Paris, is a finely executed hand-coloured map published in the 1800s (no publication date was provided on title page). An inset shows the capital city of Châteauroux .

The full map is shown in the last photo. Other photos show details from the map.

The map is in very good condition and is blank en verso.

Size of map area: approx. 9.5" x 12.25", with at least quarter-inch borders all around

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This is an original map, not a reproduction! Bananastrudel sells only originals.

Sent to you folded as issued in an acid-free sleeve with sturdy backing.