Composite 1: Carte de France. / (Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784); (Cassini family) / 1750

Composite 1: Carte de France. (Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784); (Cassini family), 1750

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Full Title: (Composite of) Carte de France (1). No. 4 (Abbeville). No. 5 (Saint-Omer). No. 6 (Dunkerque). No. 21 (Ambleteuse - Calais - Pas-de-Calais). No. 22 (Boulogne). No. 23 (Dieppe). No. 41 (Lille). No. 42 (Cambrai). No. 78 (Mezieres). Levee par ordre du Roy. (1750-1815)

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

Date: 1750

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

Date: 1750

Short Title: Composite 1: Carte de France.

Publisher: (Paris: Carte de la France Directeures)

Type: Composite Map

Object Height cm: 169

Object Width cm: 268

Scale 1: 86,400

Note: Composite of 9 engraved maps. Sheets 4-6, 21-23, 41-42 and 77. Sheets 22-23 dated 1758. Engraver on sheet 22 Le Roy le Jeune. Relief shown by hachures. Covers Artois, Flandres and part of Picardie.

Country: France

List No: 5694.001

Series No: 3

Engraver or Printer: Le Roy, le Jeune

Published In: Carte de France. Levee par ordre du Roy. (1750-1815)

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

Publication Date: 1750

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

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 5694.000

Publication Type: National Atlas

Publication Maps: 182

Publication Height cm: 66

Publication Width cm: 53

Image No: 5694001

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