Title: Map of France—Phylloxera-affected arrondissements—Viticulture / wine map 1881 Description: Carte des arrondissements dans lesquels la présence du Phylloxera a été constatée dressée conformément à l’arrêté ministériel du 11 Décembre 1880. [Map of the arrondissements in which the presence of phylloxera has been recorded, drawn in accordance with the ministerial decree of 11 December 1880]. A late-19th-century thematic map illustrating the spread of the phylloxera epidemic in France—which killed vines and devastated wine production—and showing the regulatory response. Caused by an insect inadvertently introduced to Europe on imported American vines, phylloxera proved lethal to European Vitis vinifera, which lacked natural resistance. First identified in the Rhône in 1863, it spread rapidly across France and the wider continent. In France alone, wine production collapsed from approximately 84.5 million hectolitres in 1875 to just 23.4 million hectolitres by 1889, with between two-thirds and nine-tenths of European vineyards destroyed. After quarantines and other control measures failed, the only effective solution discovered was to graft resistant American rootstocks onto European vines. This provoked fierce resistance from traditionalists who feared it would alter the character and quality of French wines, but the prospect of total vineyard loss left no realistic alternative. The map classifies arrondissements by colour according to outbreak severity, and reflecting the continued resistance to introduced rootstocks: unaffected and lightly affected districts are distinguished from more heavily affected areas where introduced vines were still restricted, and fully infested zones where grafting was permitted. The accompanying report of the Phylloxera High Commission is included with the sale. by Imprimerie Nationale. Published 1881. Antique colour lithographic viticulture map, with accompanying report. Size 61 x 65 cm | 24.0 x 25.5 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Minor offsetting -text and/or images from the facing page have left an impression on the print. The upper left hand margin has been restored. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: 1881, Commission Supérieure du Phylloxera, France, France | Gaul, Imprimerie Nationale, Map, Other cartographers, Wine maps
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