{"product_id":"carte-ancienne-cassini-n-156","title":"Antique map - Cassini No. 152 - Embrun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCassini \u003c\/strong\u003esheet of \u003cstrong\u003eEmbrun\u003c\/strong\u003e, the former seat of an archbishopric perched above the Durance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sheet covers \u003cstrong\u003eEmbrun\u003c\/strong\u003e, the former seat of an Alpine archbishopric that, until its suppression in 1791, exercised its religious authority over a large part of the Hautes-Alpes—a high ecclesiastical rank for such a modest-sized town, inherited from the Early Middle Ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMain towns 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\u003eEmbrun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—its former archbishopric perched above the Durance.\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\u003eThe surrounding high Alpine valleys.\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 reference\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e this sheet is located between No. 151 (Briançon) to the north and No. 153 (Digne) 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 this sheet will appeal to enthusiasts of Alpine ecclesiastical history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat region does Cassini map No. 152 cover?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It covers Embrun and the Durance valley.\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 Like the Cassini map as a whole, this sheet was surveyed in the second half of the 18th century, between 1756 and 1789.\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 Cartopolo partner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis map is a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e faithful reproduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eNo. 152 sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCassini Map \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; 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