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Catalog Number |
1976.1.7001 |
Object Name |
Map |
Date |
ca 1905 |
Title/Pattern |
Carte routière pour Cycilistes et Automobiles / Map #11 / Centre de la France / Section Est / NO. 11 |
Artist/Author/Creator |
A(lphonse)Taride, editor and publisher |
Description |
This large colored travel map is printed on heavy stock backed by linen-like canvas with allowances for folding in several ways. It is designed to be used by cyclists and automobile drivers touring Eastern France. The map is Number 11 in a series by the editor and publisher Alphonse) Taride (boulevard Saint-Denis, Paris). The series covers the entirety of the county and is printed in French. The map legend shows categories of extensive information: route degrees of incline and decline; distances between places; road surfacing and its quality (important especially to cyclists); major regional cities and small villages; and rivers and streams. An image of the full map is available online from the Digital Collections, Bibliotheques Patrimoniales, Paris. Blithewold also owns maps No 15. and No.20 from the series. 1976.1.7001 and 1976.1.7003. |
Materials |
paper on linen-like canvas |
Condition |
Fair |
Search Terms |
Map Travel Europe France Cyclist Automobile |
Catalog Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |