Strasbourg

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    Carte du Theatre de la Guerre en Italie

    A rare map depicting northern Italy during the Second War of Independence, designed and printed in Strasbourg in 1859 by Frédéric-Émile Simon, a figure who stands out in the history of European publishing and chromolithography thanks to his innovations in color printing. In the lower left corner, the publication details highlight the use of “the best French and German documents” and lend the map scientific objectivity, positioning it as a “neutral” source of information in…

    • Author: Frédéric-Émile Simon
    • Dimension: 44 x 57 cm
    • Place of publication: Strasbourg
    • Year: 1859
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    Le Vignoble d’Alsace

    Wonderful decorative map of the French Alsace Wine Region, home of superb Rieslings and highly aromatic Gewürztraminer wines!

    A large very decorative promotional map of the French wine region of Alsace by Willy Fisher and A. Cordier published in Strasbourg at Michel in 1950. The pictorial map shows the various cities of the region with icons of the buildings, scenic areas, manufacturing and farming. All the major towns and cities also have their coat of arms. In the right large cartouche with Bacchus. Above the names of the wines.

    • Author: Willy Fischer
    • Place of publication: Strasbourg
    • Year: 1950
    • Dimension: 100 x 63 cm