A few years ago, at an antique book shop in London, I bought a page from Chatelain's atlas-a page covering the Near East, India, the Indian Ocean-that had a particularly alluring, oblique handlettering style. The text is in French, which gave me plenty of samples of diacritics and accented characters.
The overall effect is neat and legible, with a distinctly historical flair.
Font Family: Antiquarian Scribe
Tags: antiqued, calligraphy, engraved, italic, map