File:Turgot map of Paris, sheet 18-19 - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.tif
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DescriptionTurgot map of Paris, sheet 18-19 - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.tif |
English: In marked contrast to the small, single-page city views appearing in late 16th and 17th century town atlases, were large, multi-sheet wall maps and birds eye views published during the 18th century. These richly detailed urban images depicted Europe's largest and most important cities, such as London, Dublin, Rome, Vienna, and Paris. Displayed here is one page from a 20-sheet view of Paris, drawn from a birds eye perspective. Commissioned in 1734 by Michel Etienne Turgot, Prevot des Marchands (chief merchant or as we might say today, head of the chamber of commerce), this view was prepared by Louis Bretez, a sculptor, painter, and specialist in perspective. It took him five years to complete and publish this large-scale drawing of France's capital city. Bretez constructed the drawing as if the city was being viewed from the northwest, looking southeast, with the Seine River running through the middle of his composition. He also places Île de la Cité and Île St. Louis, the historic heart of the city, near the center of the image. The twenty sheets are placed together create a dramatic wall map measuring approximately eight by ten feet. Such a presentation, as depicted in the composite reproduction displayed on the wall, captures the grandeur of the royal city under the reign of Louis XV. Meanwhile, the exquisite detail which Bretez used to render individual buildings is evident in the atlas plate displayed below. |
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Source | Norman B. Leventhal Map Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map location | Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scale | Scale approximately 1:1,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map sheet | 18-19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q7051939 |
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Dimensions | on sheet 63 x 90 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | 1 map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | dessiné et gravé sous les ordres de Messire Michel Etienne Turgot ... [et al.] ; levé et dessiné par Louis Bretez ; gravé par Claude Lucas ; et écrit par Aubin |
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File change date and time | 12:34, 31 May 2007 |
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