Maison Basset
fl. 1830 - 1860
The Maison Basset was a French publishing concern active through the mid to late 19th century.
Maison Basset published the works of such prominent French cartographers and engravers as Barbie du Bocage, A. Vuillemin, J. B. Charle, V. Levasseur, Tu. Duvotenay, H. Dufor, F. E. George, and others. Their library of publications is diverse and vast, but heavily focused on medical and scientific texts, including several important atlases.
Maison Basset published the works of such prominent French cartographers and engravers as Barbie du Bocage, A. Vuillemin, J. B. Charle, V. Levasseur, Tu. Duvotenay, H. Dufor, F. E. George, and others. Their library of publications is diverse and vast, but heavily focused on medical and scientific texts, including several important atlases.
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Excerpted from the description "1852 Bocage Map of Australia and Polynesia," Geographicus Fine Antiques Maps, http://www.geographicus.com (02/25/2015)