Chardon, Charles (sold)
Charles Chardon (1832 - May 24, 1896) was a Paris, France, based printer and publisher active in the late 19th century. The firm was originally founded in 1818 by Chardon the elder on Rue Pierre-Sarrazin. Around 1835 he relocated to Rue Hautefeuille. In 1850 the firm was passed to Francois Chardon, his eldest son, and then in 1862 to Charles Chardon, his younger son. Charles relocated the firm to larger offices at 10, Rue de l'Abbaye. By 1880 Charles Chardon, from his office at 10 Rue de l'Abbaye, was promoting himself as a heliographic engraver - an early photoengraving technique of which he was an early adopter. Possibly because of his heliographic press, Chardon was contracted to produce numerous prints from drawings stored at the Chalcographie of the Louvre. Francois Chardon passed the firm to Charles Wittmann in 1890. Continuing in Chardon's tradition, in 1896 Wittmann become the director of the Louvre's Chalcographie.
A scarce c. 1880 restrike of the lost 1550 Tapisserie Plan, the second earliest plan of Paris.
Paris De 1512-1547 de la Gran Gouache apres le plan Tapisserie.
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An uncommon find, this is Charles Chardon's c. 1880 heliogravure reissue of the great c. 1550 Tapisserie Plan or Map of Paris, France. Though quite large, Chardon issued this map at only 1/5 the size the original now lost 1550 map. Though the original author is ... (more details)
Considered one of the best Bird's-eye views of Paris.
Le Nouveau Paris Panorama de Tous Ses Monuments, Jardins, Promenades; Pris sous un Aspect Nouveau.
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This is the extremely rare 1865 Guesnu / Chardon bird's-eye view of Paris, France. This is the 'new' Paris, transformed by the Haussmann renovations - celebrated by many, cursed by others. This view stunningly captures the changes by exaggerating the perspective of the new avenues and grand new buildings. (more details)
Considered one of the best bird's-eye views of Paris.
Le Nouveau Paris Panorama de Tous Ses Monuments, Jardins, Promenades; Pris sous un Aspect Nouveau.
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This is the extremely rare 1865 Guesnu / Chardon bird's-eye view of Paris, France. This is the 'new' Paris, transformed by the Haussmann renovations - celebrated by many, cursed by others. This view stunningly captures the changes by exaggerating the perspective of the new avenues and grand new buildings. (more details)
The heavens, in vivid color.
Géographie Astronomique, La Terre - La Lune - Le Soleil.
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A gorgeous representation of the Earth, Moon, and Sun explaining the phases of the moon, the seasons, and more. This sheet appeared in Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin's 1878 Atlas Universel de Géographie… (more details)