1840 Perrot Comparative Chart of the Heights of the Monuments of the World

This is a separate issue c.1840 Aristide Michel Perrot comparative chart of the heights of the monuments of the world. The chart depicts 71 different numerically identified monuments located throughout the world, although the majority are in Europe, and the majority of those are located in France. A table, situated in the bottom quarter of the chart, bears the name, location, height (in both meters and feet), and a small note about each of the 71 monuments. The monuments represented include the Pyramids at Giza (numbers 1 and 4), numerous bell towers of churches and cathedrals throughout Europe, such as those at Vienna (3), Rouen (9), Chartres (10 and 13), Hamburg (12), and Reims (23), Westminster in London (28), Notre-Dame de Paris (33), and the Arc de Triomphe (49) to name only a few. Each of the monuments is depicted in profile, allowing for easy recognition of each of them.

This chart was composed by Arisitide Michel Perrot and published by Maison Basset c. 1840. This is a separate issue edition of this chart. Smaller versions of this chart were published in atlases, but this is the only separate issue (and larger) example we have located, making this a very rare find.