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| Keywords: 1780 Esnauts and Rapilly Case Map of Paris - Geographicus - Paris-esnautsrapilly-1780.jpg An extraordinary map of pre-Haussmann pre-Revolutionary Paris and the early Faubourgs suburbs issued in 1780 during the final decade of the French Monarchy Covers Paris on Both sides of the Seine from the Ecole Militaire to the Hospital de la Roquette extends north as far as Montmartre and south roughly to Les Gobelins Produced at the height of French dominance of the cartographic arts this map is a masterpiece of the engraver's art Individual buildings fields streets hills valleys orchards and public gardens are revealed in breathtaking detail We can even see the incomplete state of the northern wing of the Louvre Palace There is an elaborate street index on either side of the map An allegorical neoclassical title cartouche featuring war trophies appears in the upper right quadrant This type of map known as a pocket or case map is designed with the traveler in mind and while it displays beautifully unfolded is designed to fold and fit in a vest or coat pocket It accordance with its purpose the map has been dissected and mounted on linen in 24 sections This system was devised in the 18th century to protect folding maps against damage caused by repeated folding and unfolding The linen backing absorbs the stress of folding and can easily be mended or replaced thus preserving the integrity of the actual paper document Folded this map fits into a beautiful brown tooled leather slip case which is included 1780 dated Size in 32 22 5 object history credit line accession number Paris-esnautsrapilly-1780 Geographicus-source PD-100 Maps of Paris in the 18th century 1780 maps Maps in French 1780 in Paris 18th-century maps of Paris | ||||
