{"product_id":"carte-ancienne-cassini-n-1-paris-versailles-1756","title":"Antique map - Cassini No. 1 - Paris, Versailles 1756","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe very first sheet of the \u003cstrong\u003eCassini\u003c\/strong\u003e map, surveyed around Paris, Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Period reproduction, 18th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sheet is the first ever produced in the major cartographic project launched by \u003cstrong\u003eLouis XV\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003e1747 \u003c\/strong\u003e: it was in Paris and its surroundings that \u003cstrong\u003eCésar-François Cassini de Thury\u003c\/strong\u003e tested his method before extending it to the rest of the kingdom. Surveyed between 1750 and 1756, it was published as early as 1756 and served as a kind of demonstration to the king of what the new “\u003cem\u003eparticular and general map of the Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e” would be able to offer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain cities and places shown:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - still a city of around 600,000 inhabitants surrounded by its suburbs, long before the great Haussmann renovations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVersailles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e- seat of the court and government since Louis XIV; in 1756, Louis XV's court lived there under the influence of Madame de Pompadour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint-Germain-en-Laye\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - birthplace of Louis XIV; its castle also housed, from 1689 to 1701, the exiled court of the deposed Catholic king of England James II, to the point that the city was then nicknamed “the little Saint-Germain of the English.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePontoise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - three years before this sheet was surveyed, in 1753, Louis XV had forcibly exiled the Parliament of Paris there to punish it for its opposition on the religious issue of denying the sacraments to the Jansenists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDammartin-en-Goële\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - small relay town on the road from Paris to Flanders, at the north-eastern edge of the sheet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeudon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - royal estate, terrace and castle appreciated for their views over the Seine and Paris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVincennes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - its medieval keep then served as a state prison.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSceaux\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e- estate of the Duke of Maine and then the Duchess of Maine, known for its parties and literary receptions at the beginning of the century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCartographic landmark \u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as the pilot sheet for the entire project, it served as the model for the legend and graphic conventions (roads, rivers, relief, bell towers) subsequently used on the other 180 sheets. It is located between sheet no. 2 (Beauvais) to the north and sheet no. 7 (Fontainebleau) to the south.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn short\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e because it covers the capital and its seat of power, this sheet is among the most sought-after in the entire series - a natural choice as a gift idea or to decorate a Parisian living room with a framed piece of history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat region does Cassini map no. 1 cover?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It covers Paris and its immediate surroundings: Versailles, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Pontoise to the north, and Dammartin-en-Goële to the east.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn what year was this sheet surveyed and published?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The surveys were carried out between 1750 and 1756, and the sheet was published in 1756 - it is the very first of the 181 sheets of the Cassini map.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is the source of this reproduction?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This reproduction is made from copies held by the Maps and Plans Department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), a partner of Cartopolo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map is a\u003cstrong\u003e faithful reproduction\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003esheet no. 1 \u003c\/strong\u003eof the \u003cstrong\u003eCassini Map \u003c\/strong\u003e(1756-1815), the first complete topographic map of the Kingdom of France, made from copies held by the \u003cstrong\u003eBibliothèque nationale de France\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical description\u003c\/strong\u003e: standard formats 50x70cm and 70x100cm, high-definition inkjet printing, 200 g\/m2 fine art paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cartopolo","offers":[{"title":"Color \/ 50 x 70 cm \/ Creative paper 200 gsm","offer_id":55040102203735,"sku":"EMBOU1831A","price":34.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Color \/ 70 x 100 cm \/ Creative paper 200 gsm","offer_id":55040102236503,"sku":"EMBOU1831B","price":59.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \u0026 White \/ 50 x 70 cm \/ Creative paper 200 gsm","offer_id":55231225659735,"sku":null,"price":34.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \u0026 White \/ 70 x 100 cm \/ Creative paper 200 gsm","offer_id":55231225692503,"sku":null,"price":59.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7854\/4418\/files\/CASSINI150x70copieDECORATIONANCIENNE.jpg?v=1790949462","url":"https:\/\/cartopolo.fr\/en\/products\/carte-ancienne-cassini-n-1-paris-versailles-1756","provider":"Cartopolo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}