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    Alexandre Vuillemin

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    Map of Indre et Loire Department from Vuillemin's 1858 edition of La France et ses Colonies, showing his typically detailed and decorative margins.

    Alexandre Vuillemin (1812-1880) was a prominent 19th century French cartographer and editor based in Paris.[1] He produced a number of atlases, and his maps are noted for the frequent use of extensive margin illustrations – vignettes, famous people, and views of cities. His atlases were popular, and many went through multiple editions.[2]

    Despite a prolific cartographic career, not a lot is known of Vuillemin's life. He studied under the French cartographer Auguste Dufour (1798 - 1865),[3] and his atlases and maps are held by and available through many collections including the British Museum[4] and the University of Alabama Historical Maps of Europe Archive.[5] Vuillemin's most important works include his detailed, highly decorative large format Atlas Illustré de Géographie Commerciale et Industrielle as well as his many French Atlases.

    Selected works[edit]

    • Atlas illustré de géographie commerciale et industrielle
    • Atlas illustré destiné à l'enseignement de la géographie élémentaire
    • Atlas universel (1839, 1847 and 1871)
    • Atlas de géographie ancienne et moderne à destination des pensionnats (Paris 1843)
    • Atlas national illustré de la France (1845)
    • Mappemonde (Paris 1856)
    • Atlas du cosmos (1867)
    • Atlas topographique de la France (1873)
    • Atlas de géographie contemporaine (1875)
    • Carte de la Baltique donnant le Sund, le golfe de Finlande (1854)
    • La France et ses Colonies: Atlas illustré cent cartes dressées d’après les cartes de Cassini, du Dépot de la guerre, des Ponts-et-chaussées et de la Marine (1858 and 1870)

    External Links to Works Available Online[edit]

    References[edit]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Goffart, p. 46.
    2. ^ Tooley, p. 161.
    3. ^ Goffart, p. 347.
    4. ^ British Museum, 1882
    5. ^ Available online. See "External Links to Works Available Online" above.

    Bibliography[edit]

    • British Museum “British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books” British Museum, 1882. London, England.
    • Goffart, Walter “Historical atlases: the first three hundred years, 1570-1870” University Of Chicago Press, 2003. Chicago IL.
    • Tooley, Ronald V. "Mapping of Australia" Holland Press, 1979.
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