LOUIS EDOUARD DESBUISSONS (French b. 1827) A HAND COLORED MAP, "Amerique Septentrionale," with an illustration of the Niagara Falls surrounded by palm trees by Frederic Legrip at the lower left quadrant. Features Groenland, Nouvelle Bretagne, Amerique Russe, Etats-Unis, Mexique, Amerique Centrale, Cuba, Grandes Antilles, Petites Antilles, and Amerique Meridionale, with enlarged Texas and California and annotations regarding Native American tribal settlements. Hand colored steel plate engraving on paper, signed LL: "Gravee par Sengteller,", LC: "Dressee par Desbuissons Geographe, Renee par A.T. Chartier, Impie Migeon, Chemin des Plantes 5, Petit Vaines, LR: La lettre par Isid Delmont, plate 34 from L.E. Desbuissons, "Geographie Universelle," Paris, Jean Migeon, 1850. Sheet: 14 1/8" x 18 1/4".