{"product_id":"carte-des-points-visibles-depuis-la-tour-eiffel-1900","title":"Antique map - Landmarks visible from the Eiffel Tower 1889","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThis map offers us a unique perspective on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eParis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eat the \u003cstrong\u003eend of the 19th century\u003c\/strong\u003e.🇫🇷\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eDesigned by surveyor and photographer \u003cstrong\u003eA. Bordas\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong\u003e1889 Universal Exhibition\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Map of Points Visible from the Eiffel Tower\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is an early \u003cstrong\u003emasterpiece of data visualization\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThis map\u003cstrong\u003e maps visibility itself\u003c\/strong\u003e, comprehensively defining what the human eye can perceive from the top of the world's tallest structure at the time. 👁️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eTo complete this monumental task, Bordas \u003cstrong\u003edid not simply imagine the view\u003c\/strong\u003e; he \u003cstrong\u003ecompiled and gathered direct observations\u003c\/strong\u003e along with plans of the city and its surroundings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThe result is a \u003cstrong\u003ebold circular representation\u003c\/strong\u003e, divided into four cardinal sectors (North, South, East, West), radiating from the location of the \u003cstrong\u003eEiffel Tower\u003c\/strong\u003e, symbolized by the four central pillars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThe legend is clear: the\u003cstrong\u003e blue areas\u003c\/strong\u003e are \u003cstrong\u003einvisible\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the \u003cstrong\u003eareas \u003c\/strong\u003eleft \u003cstrong\u003ein white \u003c\/strong\u003e(where the names of places are located) are the \u003cstrong\u003e\"visible parts\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. 🔍\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThousands of street names, churches, bridges, theaters, and surrounding municipalities are meticulously inscribed. One can read \"Sacré-Cœur\", \"Opéra\", \"Notre Dame\", or even \"Versailles\", offering an overview of the \u003cstrong\u003eurban\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eand\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003esuburban structure of Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e. The map illustrates the \u003cstrong\u003edensity of the French capital\u003c\/strong\u003e and its \u003cstrong\u003etentacular growth \u003c\/strong\u003etowards peripheral municipalities such as Boulogne-Billancourt or Puteaux, which are also listed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThis graphic duality offers \u003cstrong\u003eimmediate readability\u003c\/strong\u003e, making the map a \u003cstrong\u003epractical guide \u003c\/strong\u003efor the millions of visitors who were then discovering Paris from this dizzying height.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eToday, this map remains a \u003cstrong\u003esymbol of the modernity of the Eiffel era \u003c\/strong\u003eand of the \u003cstrong\u003eprestige of 19th-century French engineering\u003c\/strong\u003e. 🗺️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cartopolo","offers":[{"title":"60 x 60 cm \/ Creative paper 200 gsm","offer_id":52792658002263,"sku":"POINTSVISI1900-60","price":39.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"70 x 70 cm \/ Creative paper 200 gsm","offer_id":52792658035031,"sku":"POINTSVISI1900-70","price":49.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7854\/4418\/files\/paris.jpg?v=1756805026","url":"https:\/\/cartopolo.fr\/en\/products\/carte-des-points-visibles-depuis-la-tour-eiffel-1900","provider":"Cartopolo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}