A Tourist Map of Occupied Paris, issued to German Soldiers During WWII.
An uncommon plan of Paris folded in a brochure with description of the most interesting places of the city published by Moullier & Dermont in October, 1940. Distributed by the city’s military governor, the map directed visiting troops to take in the traditional sights of Paris: Eiffelturm, Notre-Dame, Luxembourg Palast. A very interesting historic document and one of the 100 items in the “A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps” by Bryars – Harper – British Library, 2014.
Pariser Plan
A Tourist Map of Occupied Paris, issued to German Soldiers During WWII.
An uncommon plan of Paris folded in a brochure with description of the most interesting places of the city published by Moullier & Dermont in October, 1940. Distributed by the city’s military governor, the map directed visiting troops to take in the traditional sights of Paris: Eiffelturm, Notre-Dame, Luxembourg Palast. A very interesting historic document and one of the 100 items in the “A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps” by Bryars – Harper – British Library, 2014.
- Dimension: 37 x 52 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1940