JANSSONIUS, J. - La Partie Septentrionale du Languedoc.

Large cartouche in upper left corner with French coat of arms.
Centered on this great wine region. To the right the river Rhone. Lyon in the upper right and Arles in lower right corner. Cahors in the left. Today it is perhaps best known as the centre of the famous AOC 'black' wine known since the Middle Ages and exported via Bordeaux, long before that region had developed its own viticulture industry.
The soil of the Languedoc has had, since the time of the Visigoths, a rich history, a tradition, a specific concern with the vine and wine, and the culture of the olive tree.