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Composite: Carte de la France, (Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784); Capitaine, Louis; (Cassini family), 1790
 Full Title: (Composite of) Carte de la France. Dediee au Roi. Par les directeurs et associes de la Carte de la France. 1790. Author: (Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784); Capitaine, Louis; (Cassini family) Date: 1790 The Carte de France was published by four generations of the Cassini family from 1750 to 1815. It consists of 182 sheets at the same scale, allowing the sheets to be joined together to form a physical map of about 39 feet high by 38 feet wide. It is rich both in historical cultural information and exquisite graphic art. The map was the first national survey completed systematically, relying on the latest science of its time. This composite map is a 24 sheet reduction of Cassini's 182 sheet map. Mounted in 4 large sheets. Has key to symbols used in the large Cassini survey. Illustrated cartouche. "Reduite sur l'echelle d'une ligue pour 400 toises, d'apres les 180 feuilles de la grande Carte de la France levee geometriquement par ordre du Roi, sur l'echelle d'une ligue pour 100 toises." See Carte de France for the entire 182 sheets published as an atlas.This historical cartographic image is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, a large collection of online historical maps, atlases and other cartographic items. Read more about the Collection. Or you can view the entire David Rumsey Map Collection in Insight.
Full David Rumsey Map Collection Catalog Record: Author: (Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784); Capitaine, Louis; (Cassini family) Date: 1790 Short Title: Composite: Carte de la France Publisher: (Paris: Carte de la France Directeures) Type: Composite Map Obj Height cm: 291 Obj Width cm: 290 Scale 1: 345,600 Note: Digital composite of 4 sheets. Relief shown by hachures. Includes index map. Reference: Benjamin Vaughan Collection; NMM 221; Pelletier, M. La carte de Cassini, p. 152. Country: France Full Title: (Composite of) Carte de la France. Dediee au Roi. Par les directeurs et associes de la Carte de la France. 1790. List No: 2114.005 Series No: 5 Published In: Carte de la France. Dediee au Roi. Par les directeurs et associes de la Carte de la France. 1790. Publication Author: Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784; Capitaine, Louis; Cassini family Publication Date: 1790 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: 24 sheet reduction of Cassini's 182 sheet map. See Tooley, Maps and Mapmakers, p. 44; Konvitz, Cartography in France, p. 115, note 21. Mounted in 4 large sheets. Has key to symbols used in the large Cassini survey. Illustrated cartouche. "Reduite sur l'echelle d'une ligue pour 400 toises, d'apres les 180 feuilles de la grande Carte de la France levee geometriquement par ordre du Roi, sur l'echelle d'une ligue pour 100 toises." Publication List No: 2114.000 Publication Type: Wall Map Publication Maps: 4 Publication Height cm: 291 Publication Width cm: 290 Image No: 2114005
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