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Title
Paris wie solche Ao. 1620 im wessen gestanden.
Description
English: An old map of Paris, France. Facsimile index of the map.
Date
Source David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Creator
Caspar Merian  (1627–1686)  wikidata:Q100910 s:de:Caspar Merian
 
Caspar Merian
Alternative names
Kaspar Merian
Description German copperplate engraver and publisher
Date of birth/death 13 February 1627 / 18 February 1627 Edit this at Wikidata 12 April 1686 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Frankfurt Wieuwerd, Netherlands
Work period 1659 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Germany (Frankfurt, Nuremberg),
France (Paris)
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q100910
 Geotemporal data
Map location Paris
Scale 1: 15,000
Bounding box
N: 48.8929286°N
W: 2.3117107°E E: 2.389402°E
S: 48.8230498°N
Georeferencing View the georeferenced map in the Wikimaps Warper
Place of publication Amsterdam
 Archival data
Accession number
10170.000
Dimensions 35 x 47 cm
Notes This view appeared in the Topographia Galliae by Martin Zeiller, published in 4 volumes between 1660 and 1663, likely the Amsterdam edition.

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