{"product_id":"nouveau-paris-monumental-freres-c-1900","title":"Nouveau Paris Monumental...: Frères, c.1900","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eNouveau Paris Monumental Itineraire Pratique De L'Etranger Dans Paris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garnier Frères\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDate: \u003c\/b\u003ec.1900\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent - Bound in original red cover, exactly as issued\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInches:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 29 1\/2 x 21 3\/4 [Unfolded] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCentimeters:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 74.93 x 55.24 [Unfolded] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct ID: \u003c\/b\u003e308676\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis vividly colored bird’s\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003eeye plan of central Paris shows the street network in pale peach, major boulevards boldly traced, and the principal monuments\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eamong them the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003eDame, the Op\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003era, the Panth\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003eon, and the grands boulevards\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eshown in finely rendered pictorial elevation, all enclosed within a neat line and surmounted by an elegant title cartouche and coat of arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the verso, a companion map titled Monuments et Vues des Environs de Paris extends the same pictorial treatment to the countryside around the capital, scattering perspective views of châteaux, abbeys, cathedrals, and historic towns across a soft topographic base that follows the Seine and its tributaries, with a legend at lower left and the original red cloth binding panel still attached along the right margin, embossed with the publisher’s device.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground on Creator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGarnier Frères was a major 19th\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003e and early 20th\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003ecentury Parisian bookselling and publishing house that became one of the first truly international book companies, operating across Europe and the Americas and specializing in French, Spanish, and Portuguese titles for a transatlantic readership. Founded by members of the Garnier family\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003emost notably Auguste, Hippolyte, and Baptiste\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math';\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003eLouis Garnier\u003cspan style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Aptos; mso-hansi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eit built a large distribution network, including a particularly important branch in Rio de Janeiro, and played a key role in diffusing classic French authors abroad and fostering national literatures in Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46660834164875,"sku":"308676","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/6416\/6795\/files\/FreresNouveauParisMonumental_c.1900.jpg?v=1776371917","url":"https:\/\/theantiquarium.com\/products\/nouveau-paris-monumental-freres-c-1900","provider":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}