(PARIS) Charles Chardon La Ville Cite Universite de Paris

Sale 2610 - Lot 153

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(PARIS.) Charles Chardon. La Ville Cite Universite de Paris - Paris de 1512 a 1547. Large heliographic facsimile of the now-unaccounted-for mid-sixteenth century "Tapestry Plan" of Paris. 2 sheets of heavy wove stock trimmed and joined, 37 3/4x43 3/4 inches overall, wide margins well past the platemark; horizontal fold, moderate age toning with a few spots of foxing but overall well preserved. Paris, circa 1880s

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Supremely detailed topographical perspective of medieval Paris. Though this nineteenth-century photomechanically engraved facsimile is itself quite large, our representation is a mere 1/5th the size of the monumental original tapestry.