Antique map - Paris 1895
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
Immerse yourself in the urban history of late 19th-century Paris with this premium reissue of a rare historical map dating from 1895. Faithful to the original digitized by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica), this precise and richly detailed map depicts Paris divided into 20 arrondissements and 80 neighborhoods, offering a complete view of the French capital before the modern transformations of the 20th century.
In 1895, Paris was still marked by the major Haussmann renovations of the Second Empire, which had transformed the city into a modern metropolis. This map bears witness to a time when wide avenues, boulevards, and iconic monuments—such as the Opéra Garnier, the recently erected Eiffel Tower, and the quays of the Seine—were already shaping the urban landscape while preserving the medieval heritage of the historic neighborhoods. Paris was establishing itself as the political, cultural, and economic center of France.
The map illustrates not only the city within the walls, but also the extent of its main thoroughfares, squares, and infrastructure at the time. It shows how the neighborhoods—from the lively Marais to the working-class faubourgs—were organized around the Seine and its bridges, forming a mosaic of urban spaces linked to the industrial boom and growing migration flows of the Belle Époque.
Unlike the highly ornate maps of previous centuries, this 1895 map combines practical logic with typographic elegance characteristic of modern urban cartography: clear lines, legible annotations, scale graduations, and precise visual landmarks. Every street, square, and arrondissement is designed to offer an aesthetic yet functional layout, ideal for sophisticated wall décor.
Printed in a large wall format on high-quality paper, this reissue will enhance any living room, office, or library. It is a perfect gift for lovers of Paris, urban history, and vintage cartography, combining heritage charm with refined aesthetics.
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!