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Auction 154, Lot 497
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"Nouveau Plan Illustre de la Ville de Paris avec le Systeme Complet de Ses Fortifications et Forts Detaches et des Communes de la Banheue", Vuillemin, Alexander A.

Subject: Paris, France

Period: 1845 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
42.3 x 33.1 inches
107.4 x 84.1 cm
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This great plan of Paris conveys a wonderful amount of information including vignettes of major buildings, bridges, trains, and monuments. It also includes a table with an alphabetized street index; a list of suburbs with distances to Paris, populations and festival days; a table listing forts surrounding Paris with distances to the center of the city; and a list of passages located throughout the city.

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Condition: C+

A nice impression and backed in linen with heavy toning and a number of cracks and small abrasions in the image. There are several small worm holes.

Estimate: $275 - $375

Sold for: $200

Closed on 9/16/2015

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