Géographie Universelle de Malte-Brun

Géographie Universelle de Malte-Brun makes a world tour of town halls, cathedrals and distant port cities, from Amsterdam an...

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Géographie Universelle de Malte-Brun makes a world tour of town halls, cathedrals and distant port cities, from Amsterdam and Antwerp to Cairo, Canton, Havana and Jerusalem. The examples come from the 1855 edition credited to Théophile Lavallée and published in Paris by Furne et Cie, with steel engravings associated with the Rouargue brothers. Waterfronts, civic squares and harbour entrances receive particular attention, while scientific diagrams of the earth and astronomy reflect the ambition of a universal geography. The French captions often use place names that differ from those of today.

Géographie Universelle de Malte-Brun makes a world tour of town halls, cathedrals and distant port cities, from Amsterdam and Antwerp to Cairo, Canton, Havana and Jerusalem. The examples come from the 1855 edition credited to Théophile Lavallée and published in Paris by Furne et Cie, with steel engravings associated with the Rouargue brothers. Waterfronts, civic squares and harbour entrances receive particular attention, while scientific diagrams of the earth and astronomy reflect the ambition of a universal geography. The French captions often use place names that differ from those of today.

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