Delisle, Marie Adélaïde
Marie Adélaïde Delisle (July 13, 1788 - December 5, 1856) was a French editor and publisher. Born in Linverville, France, Delisle helped on her family farm until she married Jean-Baptiste Louis Turgis in 1813. Turgis bought a Paris-based print selling business in 1813 or 1814 and spent most of the first years of their marriage in Paris building up the business, while Marie stayed in Gouville-sur-Mer and became a spinner to help pay the bills. Marie had both their children in Gouville during times when her husband was in Paris. Finally in 1819 or 1820 the family moved to Paris. Jean-Baptiste died on July 23, 1825, and Marie took over the printing business, founding the publishing house Veuve Turgis in 1828. Delisle ran the business and was very successful, opening offices in Toulouse, France, and New York, United States. The business published maps, but their most popular products were Christian images, such as portraits of saints and first communion stamps. She passed the business on to her son Louis Turgis in 1855 and died in Paris in December 1856.
By a pioneering female cartographer.
Plan de la ville de Lyon et de ses environs.
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This is a Marie Adélaïde Delisle (Veuve Turgis) c. 1848 city plan or map of Lyon, France - one of only a few 19th century maps issued by a female cartographer. Situated at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers, Lyon is the second largest city in France and is recognized as a gastronomical hub of France. The Presqu'île appears in detail with buildings and bridges illustrated. (more details)