Bulla, François (sold)
François Bulla (fl. c. 1814 - 1855) was a French engraver, printmaker, lithographer, and printer. Born in Tessin, Bulla opened his business at 98, Rue du Temple around 1814 and moved to 38, Rue Saint-Jacques in 1821. Bulla published a catalog of his work in 1838 entitled Catalogue général des estampes et lithographies compost le fond de F. Bulla, éditeur, quaint Saint-Michel, 25 that was printed by the Imprimerie de Ducessois. Bulla's business was described in the Bazar Parisien in 1826 in this manner:
Possesses a considerable stock of prints in all formats. A print of Girodet's painting La bataille de la révolte du Caire stands out, along with allegorical and historical prints, as well as prints illustrating religious subjects. He accompanies these with a series of beautifully executed landscapes.The firm moved to Rome in 1840, establishing itself at 2 Via del Vantaggio not far from the Piazza del Popolo. In 1848, Bulla entered into a short-lived partnership with Cereghetti; he then moved on to a partnership with Stampa, a Spanish editor, in 1849. Bulla retired in 1855. Bulla had five sons: Eugène (known as Bulla ainé), Joseph, Antoine, Laurent, and Jean-Baptiste. All five of his sons would adopt their father's profession and become either editors or printers. His two oldest sons established their own firms. Antoine was sent by his father to Cadiz in 1849, but when François retired in 1855, Antoine took over his father's share of the partnership with Stampa. The firm still operates to this day in Rome, Italy and is owned by Bulla's descendants.
One of the earliest comparative mountains and rivers charts and the first to include waterfalls.
Tableau Comparatif des Principales Montanges, des Principaux Fleuves et Cataractes de la Terre. D'après les observations des plus Savants Voyageurs.
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This is François Bulla's rare 1826 comparative mountains and rivers chart, one of the first charts to integrate mountains and rivers on a single chart, and the first to add waterfalls. For a long time, this map was considered by scholars to be the earliest ... (more details)
A beautiful 19th century view of the Jardin du Luxembourg and the Palais du Luxembourg - with families sailing ships on the basin just as they do today!
Palais de la Chambre des Pairs. Vue Prise du Jardin.
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This is an 1845 Jules Arnout view of the Palais du Luxembourg and the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, France. The view overlooks the park from the southeast, with the basin in the foreground and the Palais du Luxembourg, the seat of the French Senate, dominating the view and acting as the main focal point. Small trees and shrubs line the paths, and young boys and their families play with boats on the basin, just as children do to this day. The bell towers of the Saint-Sulpice Church can be seen in the background. (more details)
A wonderful view of the Panthéon in Paris - France's tribute to its most famous citizens.
Vue du Panthéon.
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This is a c. 1845 Jules Arnout view of the Panthéon in Paris, France. The Panthéon, located in the Latin Quarter in the 5th arrondissement, was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve with the express purpose of houses the reliquary châsse containing her relics. The building was designed after a Greek cross with a massive portico inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. Construction on the Abbey of St. Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, was completed in 1790. This, however, changed in 1791 during the French Revolution when the National Constituent Assembly declared that the Panthéon would be converted into a mausoleum for the internment of great Frenchmen. This secular monument has changed by to beig a church a handful of times, but today it plays the role of the burial place for French 'national heroes', some of whom include Voltaire, Rousseau, Alexandre Dumas, Jean Moulin, André Malraux, and Simone and Antoine Veil. (more details)
Tourism and public transit in Rome.
Pianta Guida della Città di Roma: Veduta a volo d'uccello.
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This is a scarce c. 1885 Romolo Bulla pictorial tourist map of Rome, Italy, representing the early development of Rome's tram system. (more details)
Pictorial map of Rome.
Pianta Guida della Città di Roma: Veduta a volo d'uccello.
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This is a scarce c. 1900 Romolo Bulla indexed pictorial bird's eye view of Rome, Italy. Oriented towards the west-southwest, it depicts Rome from the Aventine Hill to the Piazza del Popolo and the Villa Borghese, and from the Vatican to the Termini train station. (more details)