{"product_id":"versailles","title":"Antique map - Versailles 1766","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eThis exceptional document is the \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"32\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003ePlan of Versailles\u003c\/b\u003e, the Petit Parc and its outbuildings, engraved in \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"98\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e1766\u003c\/b\u003e during the reign of Louis XV 👑.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eIts creator is \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"150\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eJean-Baptiste André Delagrive\u003c\/b\u003e, a renowned priest and geographer, member of the Society of Arts of London and geographer of the City of Paris ✍️. Abbé Delagrive was famous for the near-mathematical precision of his topographic surveys, which makes this map an absolute reference for understanding the state of the royal domain in the eighteenth century 🏰.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThe origin of this plan is rooted in a desire to document with extreme finesse the landscape and architectural work of the kings of France 🇫🇷. One can perfectly distinguish the structure of the cross-shaped \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"192\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eGrand Canal\u003c\/b\u003e, the geometric groves of the \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"252\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003ePetit Parc\u003c\/b\u003e and the city of Versailles which is organized around the \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"317\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003ePlace d'Armes\u003c\/b\u003e 🌳. The level of detail is such that one can identify the exact location of each townhouse, the kitchen gardens and even the hydraulic distributions necessary for the fountains ⛲.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe most visually striking element is the magnificent \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"58\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003edecorative cartouche\u003c\/b\u003e at the top right, typical of the rocaille aesthetic of the time 🎨. It contains the title and the author's titles of nobility, surrounded by motifs of fountains, sculptures and colonnades that evoke the splendor of the \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"299\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eFrench gardens\u003c\/b\u003e 🌷. This plan was not only a technical map, but a true work of art intended to celebrate man's mastery over nature and the perfect organization of the royal city 🏛️.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eAt this time, Versailles was the political center of the world and this document served both the king's engineers and prestigious visitors eager to find their way around the immensity of the domain 🧭. It is a precious testimony of \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"236\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eclassical urban planning\u003c\/b\u003e at its peak, just a few decades before the French Revolution would come to overturn the established order in these places 📜.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eSource: Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cartopolo","offers":[{"title":"50 x 70 cm \/ Creative paper 200 gsm","offer_id":52792641585495,"sku":"VERS1766A","price":34.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"70 x 100 cm \/ Creative paper 200 gsm","offer_id":52792641618263,"sku":"VERS1766B","price":59.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7854\/4418\/products\/Bazeek_carteancienne_VERSAILLES_affiche.jpg?v=1702564880","url":"https:\/\/cartopolo.fr\/en\/products\/versailles","provider":"Cartopolo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}