Old Map of Breconshire, Wales by Lewis, 1844: Brecon, Hay-on-Wye, Brecon Beacons, River Usk, Llangorse Lake Size:A2 (420x594mm) Prominently featured on the map

Prominently featured on the map are five key cities: Strasbourg

About the artist: Jules Courvoisier was a Swiss graphic artist active in the early 20th century

have left their indelible mark on this piece

Published by the renowned Italian cartographer Giovanni De Agostini

Includes a legend

Old Map of Breconshire, Wales by Lewis, 1844: Brecon, Hay-on-Wye, Brecon Beacons, River Usk, Llangorse Lake Size:A2 (420x594mm) Prominently featured on the mapBrecknockshire County is the proud title of this 1844 cartographic portrait, a consummate union of scholarship and draughtsmanship. Samuel Lewiss county plate renders the Welsh shire with crystalline precision: hand colored outlines distinguish jurisdictions at a glance, while a finely engraved compass rose, intriguingly oriented toward the upper left, anchors the composition. Relief is articulated by delicate hachures that coax the mountains and