Historic Map : Esnauts and Rapilly Case Map of Paris, 1780, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in The island of Hachijo (incorrectly

The island of Hachijo (incorrectly identified h

and Rodrigues Islands

Hills-Disturnell

Views of the city itself decorate the upper right and left quadrants

Cartographically this map is loosely based upon cartographic conventions established by De Laet

Historic Map : Esnauts and Rapilly Case Map of Paris, 1780, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in The island of Hachijo (incorrectlyAn extraordinary map of pre Haussmann pre Revolutionary Paris and the early Faubourgs (suburbs) issued in 1780, during the final decade of the French Monarchy. Covers Paris on Both sides of the Seine from the Ecole Militaire to the Hospital de la Roquette, extends north as far as Montmartre and south roughly to Les Gobelins. Produced at the height of French dominance of the cartographic arts, this map is a masterpiece of the engraver's art. Individual