THE ANCIENT GULF OF POITOU,France,Antique Map

HISTORICAL MAP CHART

POITOU, one of the old provinces of France, which also formed one of the great military governments of the kingdom, was bounded on the N. by Brittany, Anjou and Touraine; on the S. by Angoumois and Aunis; on the E. by Touraine, Bern and Marche; and on the W. by the ocean. It was divided into Lower Poitou, which corresponded to the modern department of La Vende, and Upper Poitou, now split into the departments of Deux-Svres and Vienne. The principal towns in Upper Poitou were Poitiers the capital, Mirebeau, Richelieu, Loudun, Thouars, Maulon, Parthenay, Niort, &c.; and in Lower Poitou Fontenay-le-Comt, Maillezais, Luon and Roche-sur-Yon. Ile dYeu or le-Dieu and Noirmoutier belonged to the province. Ecclesiastically, Poitou was a diocese which was broken up in 1317 to form two new dioceses of Lucon and Maillezais; the seat of the latter was transferred in the 17th century to La Rochelle. For the administration of justice, Poitou was attached to the parlement of Paris. After 778 it formed part of the domain of the counts of Poitiers . Poitou (Poictou, Pictavia) takes its name from the Pictones or Pictavi, a Gallic nation mentioned by Caesar, Strabo and Ptolemy, and described by Strabo as separated from the Namnetes on the north by the Loire. It formed part of the territory known as Aquitaine.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Beautiful with excellent detail. There is Text on Front and Back Side.