Chart of Landmarks Visible from the Eiffel Tower 1889 sky blue - Aluminum

This map offers us a unique perspective on Parisat the end of the 19th century.🇫🇷

Designed by surveyor and photographer A. Bordas for the 1889 Universal Exhibition, the "Map of the Visible Points from the Eiffel Tower" is an early masterpiece of data visualization. 

This map maps visibility itself, comprehensively defining what the human eye could perceive from the top of the world's tallest structure at the time. 👁️

To complete this monumental task, Bordas did not simply imagine the view; he compiled and gathered direct observations along with plans of the city and its surroundings. 

The result is a bold circular representation, divided into four cardinal sectors (North, South, East, West), radiating from the location of the Eiffel Tower, symbolized by the four central pillars.

The legend is clear: the blue areas are invisible, while the areas left in white (where the names of places are located) are the "visible parts". 🔍

Thousands of names of streets, churches, bridges, theaters, and surrounding municipalities are meticulously inscribed. We can read "Sacré-Cœur", "Opéra", "Notre Dame", or even "Versailles", offering an overview of the urban and suburban structure of Paris. The map illustrates the density of the French capital and its tentacular growth towards peripheral municipalities such as Boulogne-Billancourt or Puteaux, which are also listed.

This graphic duality offers immediate readability, making the map a practical guide for the millions of visitors who were then discovering Paris from this dizzying height.

Today, this map remains a symbol of the modernity of the Eiffel era and of the prestige of 19th-century French engineering. 🗺️

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We work in collaboration with a manufacturing workshop for our aluminum panels. The average production time is 3 to 4 weeks.

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We are subject to unforeseen issues with materials, manufacturing, and transport: we therefore recommend that you order your panels well in advance for special events, to allow yourself some flexibility in case of the unexpected. We are available by email and by phone for any questions regarding a panel.

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€10 for 30x40, €20 for 50x70 to 80x80, in mainland France.

€25 in Europe.

Outside Europe: upon request.

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