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1870 Vuillemin Pictorial Map of Paris and Environs

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Carte Pittoresque Des Environs de Paris. - Main View
Carte Pittoresque Des Environs de Paris. - Main View
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1870 Vuillemin Pictorial Map of Paris and Environs

ParisEnvirons-vuillemin-1870


Title

Carte Pittoresque Des Environs de Paris.
  1870 (undated)     23 x 34 in (58.42 x 86.36 cm)

Description

An appealing c. 1870 pictorial map of the environs of Paris by A. Vuillemin. Centered on the embastilled center of Paris, this map overs from St. Pierre in the northwest to Chartres in the southwest to Oulchy in the northeast and Provins in the southeast. Designed with the tourist i mind this map highlights important attractions, including picturesque villages, chateaux, bridges, and churches pictorially. The many forests surround Paris are highlighted and hand colored in greens. This map was drawn by A. Vuillemin and engraved by Bernard for publication by Bes et Dubreuil of Quai des Gds. Augustins, no. 17.

Cartographer

Alexandre Aimé Vuillemin (1812 - 1880) was an engraver, publisher, and editor based in Paris, France in the middle of the 19th century. Despite a prolific publishing career, much of Vuillemin's life is shrouded in mystery. In 1852, he married Josephine Caroline Goret and they had at least one child, Ernestine Adèle Vuillemin, later in the same year. What is known is that his studied under the prominent French Auguste Henri Dufour (1798 - 1865). Vuillemin's most important work his detailed, highly decorative large format Atlas Illustre de Geographie Commerciale et Industrielle. More by this mapmaker...

Condition

Good condition. Original folds exhibit wear and verso reinforcement, especially at fold intersections. Some discoloration where attached to original binder. Comes folded, as issued, but can be flatted by framer for presentation.

References

Vallee, Leon, Catalogue des plans de Paris et des cartes de l'ile de France, (Bibliotheque Nacionale), 3154-8.