This elegant early 19th-century geographical sheet features a detailed hand-colored map of France surrounded by extensive statistical and historical letterpress panels. Prepared for Lavoisne's monumental Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas, the central map depicts France divided into its traditional ancient provinces and regional governments, marking major cities, rivers, coastal features, and famous battle sites denoted with tiny flags. Flanking the map are dense educational texts providing a comprehensive overview of the nation's geography, administrative divisions, population, natural history, government, and religious history, alongside a detailed table of notable military engagements.