1847 Levasseur Planisphere World Map
Victor Levasseur worked in Paris during the decades when European cartographers were still filling in the interiors of Africa and Australia, and his 1847 Planisphere captures the world exactly at that moment. This Levasseur world map carries the ornate line work and hand-colored look of French atlas engraving at its mid-century peak, which is why it reads as a decorative piece as easily as a document. Hung in a study, law office lobby, or history classroom, it invites the kind of close reading a modern political map never gets.
What you are ordering from Map Shop:
- A reproduction, not an original: the antique sheet was scanned at high resolution and digitally restored to remove defects before printing
- Original French title Planisphere, drawn by French map publisher Victor Levasseur and issued in 1847
- Published as a print by Artokoloro
- Finishing choices include premium 36lb paper, satin lamination, mounting to quarter-inch foam core, black or walnut rails, and full framing
A solid pick for history enthusiasts, educators, antiquarian collectors, and interior designers sourcing period wall art.

