1840 Toulon.

This lovely map of the ancient port city of Toulon, on the coast of Provence in France, was published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge also referred to as SDUK. The map depicts the city as it was in 1840, at which time it was still fortified by remnants of ancient walls and moats which took advantage of the lay of the land. Below the map is a lovely view of the city from the perspective of looking out to sea. This region of this port city on the Mediterranean Sea has been inhabited since at least the Paleolithic Era. More recently, Greek and Ligurian colonists between the 7th and 4th centuries BCE began developing the site into an important port city. In the 2nd century BCE Romans took over the area, naming it Telo Martius, and began turning it into an important industrial hub where the royal color of purple was manufactured for royal families throughout Europe.  Its harbor became a center for trading ships and its name eventually evolved from its first name to Toul