Tableau Historique et Pittoresque de Paris

Architectural aquatints of the monuments of Paris and detailed plans of its quartiers come together in these prints from Tab...

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Architectural aquatints of the monuments of Paris and detailed plans of its quartiers come together in these prints from Tableau Historique et Pittoresque de Paris, Saint-Victor's illustrated history of the city, published in Paris by Nicolle and Le Normant; the plates here are dated 1808. The École Militaire, the Fontaine de Grenelle and former religious houses appear alongside maps of Saint-Antoine, the Luxembourg area and streets running towards the southern edge of the city. Some images reconstruct an earlier appearance, such as Saint-Germain-des-Prés in a medieval setting, rather than showing a building as it stood when the plate was printed.

Architectural aquatints of the monuments of Paris and detailed plans of its quartiers come together in these prints from Tableau Historique et Pittoresque de Paris, Saint-Victor's illustrated history of the city, published in Paris by Nicolle and Le Normant; the plates here are dated 1808. The École Militaire, the Fontaine de Grenelle and former religious houses appear alongside maps of Saint-Antoine, the Luxembourg area and streets running towards the southern edge of the city. Some images reconstruct an earlier appearance, such as Saint-Germain-des-Prés in a medieval setting, rather than showing a building as it stood when the plate was printed.

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