Paris

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    Nice and detailed map of Lazio centered on Rome from “Parallela geographica Italiae veteris et novae”, a rare work by Philip Briet published in Paris in 1649 at Sebastian Cramoisy. [cod.306/15]

    • Author: BRIET Philippe
    • Year: 1653
    • Dimension: 198 x 144 mm
    • Place of publication: Paris
  • antica mappa monferrato e piemonte

    Interesting map by Pierre Duval showing the regions of Piedmont and Monferrato at a time when these lands were at the center of political and strategic tensions between France and northern Italy. The title itself underscores the French interest in Alpine “passages,” that is, strategic communication routes between France and the Italian peninsula, crucial for both military and commercial reasons. The map is taken from the rare collection “Cartes de géographie les plus nouvelles et…

    • Author: DUVAL Pierre
    • Dimension: 44 x 39 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1677
  • A very decorative lithograph map of the world by Chocolat Menier. The map features 120 images of explorers, plants, animals, and structures from around the world. Three small inserts present maps of the Congo, India and Tibet, and Israel. A red line of travel connects each place name on the map and the seas are coloured by their distance from the equator. Underneath the map is an area to fix 120 ‘tickets’ collected from Menier chocolate products, with three that giving clues to ‘Enigmas’ that had to be solved.

    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1956
    • Author: Jan-Loup Jannot
    • Dimension: 995 x 645 mm
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    Rare map of Tuscany by De Fer published in Paris in 1719. [cod.090/15]

    • Author: DE FER Nicolas
    • Year: 1719
    • Dimension: 520 x 590 mm
    • Place of publication: Paris
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    Pictorial world map designed as gameboard by Lucien Boucher

    • Author: Lucien Boucher
    • Dimension: 50 x 65 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1947
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    Charming illustrated world map showing the geographical origin of the animals used to make furs designed by the illustrator Paul Ternat (1897-1951) and published by A. Clerin in 1930 for the French association of fur ateliers. The decorative pictorial map is embellished by three large wind roses and galleons in the seas.

    • Author: Paul Ternat
    • Dimension: 24 x 34,5 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1930
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    Grande carta geografica che mostra con un notevole dettaglio e precisione la porzione di territorio dell’Italia Settentrionale che va dal Lago di Garda fino al Golfo di Venezia. Le città principali sono rappresentate come piccole piante topografiche, molto curato è lo studio sul complesso apparato fluviale della zona e bella è l’orografia rappresentata con coni di talpa illuminati da ovest. La mappa presenta in dettaglio il Territorio Veronese, porzione del Vicentino, il Padovano, porzione litorale…

    • Author: JAILLOT Alexis Hubert
    • Dimension: 48 x 72,5 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1704
  • A beautiful tinted lithograph view of Livorno in Tuscany taken from the sea by O. Saunier based on a drawn by E. Ciceri. From the famous “La Toscane” published in Paris at Lemercier in 1863.

    • Author: DURAND AndrŠ
    • Year: 1863
    • Dimension: 455 x 310 mm
    • Place of publication: Paris
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    Spectacular promotional travel poster of Madagascar by Maurice Tranchant published in 1952

    • Author: Maurice Tranchant
    • Dimension: 120 x 80 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1952
  • pictorial map madagascar
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    Designed in 1953 by artist D.J. Allonsius, this pictorial map of Madagascar is a perfect example of how post-war graphic design was intertwined with tourism and colonial promotion. Published by Éditions Maritimes et Coloniales in Paris and printed at the Dufrenoy studio, the map was created with the aim of promoting the exotic and fascinating image of the Malagasy island to the European public, presenting it as a land of natural, cultural, and marine wonders.…

    • Author: D.J. Allonsius
    • Dimension: 60 x 91 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1953
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    Detailed map of the Mediterranean by Jean Baneton published in Paris at Gaillac Monrocq in 1942. The decorative map in atypical orange color is embellished at bottom by inserts showing the Strait of Gibraltar, Malta, the Strait of Dardanelles, the Bosphorus and the Suez Canal. It shows naval and air routes with the indication of the durations of the trips and in the case of import export of the transported goods. (Tobacco and wine from Tunisia; sponges from Greece; fruit and oil from Italy etc …). See BNF: 40698669

    • Author: Jean Baneton
    • Dimension: 54 x 43 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1942
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    Stunning pictorial map designed by Herve Baille to promote the Messageries Maritime’s new ships “Caledonien” and “Tahitien”.  It covers the company’s shipping route from Sydney in Australia to Tahiti via New Caledonia and Papeete. The map is richly embellished with vignettes in Herve Baille’s distinctive graphic style, showcasing flora, fauna, and notable locations. Frédéric Marie Joseph Hervé Baille (21 gennaio 1896 – 3 giugno 1974) è stato un artista e incisore Francese. Nato a Sète, Baille…

    • Author: Frédéric Marie Joseph Hervé Baille
    • Dimension: 58 x 90 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1950