Historic Maps » Composite 5: Carte de France. by (Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784); (Cassini family) from 1750

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Author: (Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784); (Cassini family)

Date: 1750

Short Title: Composite 5: Carte de France.

Publisher: (Paris: Carte de la France Directeures)

Type: Composite Map

Obj Height cm: 226

Obj Width cm: 357

Scale 1: 86,400

Note: Composite of 16 engraved maps. Relief shown by hachures. Sheets 1-3, 7, 24-27, 43-46, 78-81. Some sheets dated 1756-1759. Some sheets have engravers' and delineators' names: Bourgoin (le Jeune); R. Brunet; Desbruslins, Pere; Chalmandrier; LeRoy le Jeune. Covers parts of Champagne, I'le de France, Normandie and Picardie.

Country: France

Region: Paris Region (France)

Full Title: (Composite of) Carte de France. 5). No. 1 (Paris). No. 2 (Beauvais). No. 3 (Amiens). No. 7 (Fontainebleau - Etampes). No. 24 (Forges - Neufchatel). No. 25 (Rouen). No. 26 (Evreux - Dreux). No. 27 (Chartres). No. 43 (Laon - Noyon). No. 44 (Soissons). No. 45 (Meaux). No. 46 (Sens). No. 78 (Mezieres). No. 79 (Reims). No. 80 (Chalons-en-Champagne). No. 81 (Troyes. Levee par ordre du Roy. 1750-1815)

List No: 5694.005

Series No: 7

Engraver or Printer: Bourgoin, le Jeune ; Desbruslins, Pere ; Brunet, R. ; Chalmandrier, N.

Publication Author: Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784; Cassini family

Pub Date: 1750

Pub Title: Carte de France. Levee par ordre du Roy. (1750-1815)

Pub Reference: Konvitz, J. Cartography in France 1660-1848, p. 21-31; Pelletier, M. Les cartes des Cassini; Pelletier, M. Le carte de Cassini.

Pub Note: See note field above.

Pub List No: 5694.000

Pub Type: National Atlas

Pub Maps: 182

Pub Height cm: 66

Pub Width cm: 53

Image No: 5694005

Institution: Rumsey Collection

Ownership Statement: Copyright 2005