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Immediate Source of Acquisition
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections
Title: Maps of Paris
Identifier/Call Number: P910001
Physical Description:
152 maps
Date (inclusive): 1754-1907
Abstract: A collection of 152 printed maps of Paris and its environs, dating from 1754 to 1907. Most are hand-colored, indexed, and
many are illustrated with vignettes of famed monuments.
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Language of Material: Collection material is in French.
Scope and Contents
A collection of 152 printed maps of Paris and its environs, dating from 1754 to 1907. Most are hand-colored, indexed, and
many are illustrated with
vignettes of famed monuments. Various innovative cartographic techniques are utilized, including the "méthode Zugenbuhler,"
the "système Acklin,"
and the "procédé de géomontographie Bauerkeller," a bas-relief process. Most are mounted on canvas to facilitate folding,
and many are in original
folders and/or slipcases.
The collection covers the period during which Paris was transformed from a largely medieval city into a modern metropolis
under Napoléon Bonaparte
and Napoléon III, reflecting the division of the city into 12 arrondissements, and the building of the rail system and train
stations. Most
prominent are the changes instigated by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809-1891) for Napoléon III during the 1850s and 60s,
including the cutting
of wide, straight, arterial thoroughfares; the renovation and expansion of the system of bridges across the Seine; the creation
of the modern water
and sewer systems; the demolition and rebuilding of the Île de la Cité into an administrative and religious center; and the
annexation of the
suburbs, resulting in a total of 20 arrondissements. The map from 1873 indicates buildings and monuments destroyed during
the Paris Commune.
Included also are guides with maps for the Expositions nationales of 1844 and 1849, and Exposition universelle of 1889.
Unless otherwise specified (i.e. "paper only"), all maps are mounted on canvas.
Arrangement
Arranged by date and numbered 1 through 152.
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired as a collection in 1991.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Maps of Paris, 1754-1907, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. P910001.
https://www.getty.edu/research/collections/collection/113YM3
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Commune de Paris (France : 1789-1794
Exhibitions -- Franc
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France
Paris (France) -- Map
Paris (France) -- Pictorial work
Paris Suburban Are
Prints
Maps