1924 S.T.C.R.P. Map of Organized Bus Trips Around the Paris Region

This is a c. 1924 Société des transports en commun de la région parisienne (STCRP) map illustrating day open-top bus outings operated by the company from Paris. The map depicts thirty different itineraries, all of which leave from the STCRP office blocks from the Palais Garnier, a beautiful beaux-arts opera house in the center of Paris. Each excursion stopped at several different cultural sites and returned to the STCRP office in Paris. Some of the itineraries included stops are Versailles, the cathedral in Chartres, and the Château de Fontainebleau. Others included visits to Reims, Chantilly, Soissons, Nemours, Rouen, and several other notable cultural and historic sites around the region. The various itineraries fan out from Paris and each is illustrated in detail, with a vignette of the most notable site on each itinerary highlighting the map. Detailed descriptions of each excursion are included along all four sides of the map, some of which include guided tours of the sites visited. The route of each excursion is traced, noting the various locations where stops are made and features of the landscape, such as forests and rivers.

This map was produced by the Société des transports en commun de la region parisienne c. 1924.