{"product_id":"carte-ancienne-cassini-n-74","title":"Antique map - Cassini No. 73 - Agen 1784","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCassini\u003c\/strong\u003e sheet of \u003cstrong\u003eAgen\u003c\/strong\u003e, where monks had already been drying the famous prunes since the Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis sheet covers \u003cstrong\u003eAgen\u003c\/strong\u003e, where prunes—the famous dried plums—have been produced since the Middle Ages thanks to a preservation technique developed by local monks, who, according to tradition, brought back the plum variety that gave rise to this now world-famous specialty from the East.\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\u003eAgen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - its tradition of drying prunes, already well established by the 18th century.\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 banks of the Garonne.\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. 72 (Castillonnès) to the north and No. 74 (Auch) 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 lovers of the gastronomy and terroir of the Southwest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhich region does Cassini map No. 73 cover?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e It covers Agen and the Garonne 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 The surveys took place between 1769 and 1778 depending on the area, with publication probably around 1784.\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; 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