Voysard, Étienne-Claude (sold)
Étienne-Claude Voysard (1746 - c. 1812) was a French engraver. Born in Paris, Voysard studied under Bernard Baron and was the engraver for the comte d'Artois (who became King of France and Navarre in September 1824 and ruled until August 1830 as Charles X). He engraved numerous works over the course of his career.
On the cusp of Imperial glory.
Nouveau Plan Routier de la Ville et Faubourgs de Paris Avec ses Principaux Edifices et Nouvelles Barrieres.
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This is a striking 1804 Pichon and Esnault city plan or map of Paris, France, published during the last (13th) year of the French First Republic. This map marks a critical moment in Parisian history, when under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821), the city transformed from a national into an imperial capital. Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France on December 2, 1804, and immediately embarked upon a series of ambitious civic and urban developments intended to transform Paris into an imperial capital on the model of ancient Rome. (more details)