Antique map - Bordeaux in 1550 (made in 1850)
Poster sold unframed but easy to frame!
This poster is sold rolled up inside a rigid protective tube. Our sizes are standard and you will easily find a frame or poster hanger (magnetic poster holder) to suit your taste!
Description
This plan of Bordeaux is a fascinating work that perfectly illustrates the meeting between the historical rigor of the 19th century and the aesthetics of the Renaissance.
Contrary to appearances, this document was not drawn in 1550, but constitutes a monumental historical reconstruction carried out around 1850 by the draftsman and lithographer Adrien-Étienne Gaubert (often mentioned under the name Gaubert fils). ✍🏼
At a time when Bordeaux was passionately rediscovering its medieval past, Gaubert set himself the challenge of visually resurrecting the city as it appeared three centuries earlier, relying on archaeological research and extremely precise archival documents. 📜
The work, published by the famous Bordeaux house P. Chaumas, uses a cavalier perspective that allows the eye to wander through a city still enclosed within its walls.
We discover long-disappeared structures, such as the first Château Trompette built by Charles VII or the Palais de l'Ombrière, seat of the Parliament. 🏰
It is an ideal and scholarly portrait of the city under the reign of Henri II, where every fortified gate and every bell tower, from the Grosse Cloche to the Saint-Michel spire, is rendered with almost photographic fidelity.
The most captivating aspect of this plan lies in its role as a time bridge. By freezing the Bordeaux of 1550 with the lithographic techniques of 1850, Gaubert created a memory tool. It allows us to visualize the vital importance of the Garonne, dotted with tall-masted ships, and to understand how the city was built in a permanent dialogue between its function as a stronghold and its destiny as a global port. ⚓
Today, this map remains an essential reference for anyone wishing to understand the deep identity of Bordeaux, reminding us that an image is sometimes the only way to bring back to life a city that time and urban planning have transformed.
Creative paper
For vintage paper posters, we use a natural-toned and textured, slightly grained, 200 gsm FSC®-certified fine art paper. We chose this paper for its durability and to preserve its vintage look: it is an uncoated paper, so the colors will have an "aged" appearance that stays true to the spirit of the original card.
If you would like to get an idea of how the printed result will look, which is always different from what you see on screen, please contact us and we will be happy to help! Rest assured that we will do our utmost to respond to your request as quickly as possible!
Shipping costs
For shipping, we use Colissimo by La Poste.
You can choose your Colissimo pickup point after paying for your order (you have 10 business days to collect your order).
We recommend choosing delivery to a pickup point, as you can select the one that suits you, to avoid being delivered to a pickup point you cannot choose if you are not home for a home delivery with Colissimo.
- Mainland France : €6 to a pickup point, €8 for home delivery without signature, €9 for home delivery with signature, free delivery to a pickup point on orders over €60
- Europe (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland): €12, free delivery on orders over €100
- United Kingdom: €18, free delivery on orders over €120
Manufacturing and delivery
For paper posters : we print to order in our workshop in Bordeaux.
- We prepare orders within 24 to 48 hours (Monday to Friday) after receipt of payment and hand over the packages on day 2/3. Colissimo then delivers within 3 to 4 days.
- If your order contains several posters, they will be shipped in a single shipping tube.
If you wish to receive your posters in separate tubes, you will need to place as many orders as desired tubes.
- Please allow a total delivery time of 5 to 7 business days to receive your order (excluding holiday periods or exceptional circumstances).
- For urgent orders, you can call us at 05 56 02 03 20 or write to us at bonjour@cartopolo.fr
For complaints related to delivery, you have a maximum of 7 days from the receipt of the package, dated by the delivery notice, to send them to us. Sending photos of the packaging, the shipping label attached to the packaging, as well as the product will facilitate the processing of your request.
Satisfied or your money back!
Not satisfied or have you changed your mind? You have 14 days from the date of receipt to return your order to us.
Once the returned product has been received by Cartopolo in perfect condition in its unopened original packaging, the refund will be issued to the credit card used for the purchase within 30 days.
Returns are only accepted for standard products from our online catalog. Any order that has been customized cannot be returned or refunded.
If you have any doubts or questions about a product before purchasing it, we recommend contacting us via our contact form or by phone. We will do our utmost to respond as quickly as possible!