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GB 249 T-GED/22/1 · Series · 17th century - 1927

Illustrations, maps, plans and photographs of individual towns, cities, regions, etc. in France (with the exclusion of Paris).

This series is part of Patrick Geddes’ large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.

Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932, Knight, biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner
Ain
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/783 · Item · [1847 or later]
Part of France: Individual Towns, Cities, Regions, etc. (excluding Paris)

'Dep[artmen]t de I'Ain'
'Dressé par V. Levasseur, lngen[ieu]r Geogr[aphe]'
'lllustré par Bonheur peintre'
'Gravé par Piat'
'Lemercier, Imp Paris'
' à Paris, chez Combette Editeur Rue de la Parcheminerie, 15'

[ ] Piat after Victor Levasseur and [ ] Bonheur.

Scale: 3.5 cm to 20 km

From 'Atlas National lllustré', Region de I'Est, No. 1'

[Victor Levasseur, 'Atlas illustré des 86 départements et de possesions de la France [... ] (Paris: A.Combette, 1847 and later) Library of Congress, Atlases, 3000]

Alsace
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/784 · Item · c. 1650
Part of France: Individual Towns, Cities, Regions, etc. (excluding Paris)

'Chorographia Argentorati Alsatiae Metropolis sculpta et excusa a Matthaeo Seuttero S. C. M. Geogr. Aug. Vindel. Cu. Priv. S. Vic.in part Rhen. Suev. et Franc, jur.'

Scale: 2 1/4 inches to 1 German mile

'30' endorsed in manuscript in ink in top margin.

On the reverse, the central folding line strengthened with paper printed with text in Latin.

Seutter, Matthäus, 1678-1757, draughtsman, engraver, publisher
Amiens
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/786 · Item · No date
Part of France: Individual Towns, Cities, Regions, etc. (excluding Paris)

Two illustrations of Amiens.

  • 'Amiens' [reproduction of a drawing], 'by S. Prout'; 27.8 x 19.5 cm on 29.1 x 21.9 cm backing
  • 'Amiens.', 'Dessiné d'après nature et lith. par G. Müller', 'Lith: Dopter.'; G[ ] Müller; lithograph; 43.8 x 28 cm on 48 x 33.3 cm sheet on 52.4 x 38.1 cm backing; from 'Tour de la France à Vol d'Oiseau, No. 1002'
Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852, water colour painter
Bagnères de Luchon
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/791 · Item · c. 1850
Part of France: Individual Towns, Cities, Regions, etc. (excluding Paris)

Panoramic view from the Valley Luchon to the Valley Lys in the Pyrenees, comprising three sheets, mounted together.
-'Vallée de Luchon et Vallée d'Oueil'
-'Vallée de la Piquet et Val de Burbe'
-'Glaciers et Vallée du Luys'

'Imp: Thierry frères, Paris'
'Dulon Éditeur'

Anon.

Bailleul
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/792 · Item · [1649 or later]
Part of France: Individual Towns, Cities, Regions, etc. (excluding Paris)

City view and map.

'Balliolum vulgo Belle.'
'Amplißimo Prudentißimoque Magistratui urbis et Ditionis Balliolanae D. D. Vedastus du Plouich Geom.'

Scale:1 inch to 20 virgarum [rods] Flandicarum

Inset: 'Chastellainie de Bailloeul. Belle Ambacht'

From Joan Blaeu, Townbooks of the Netherlands (Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum Urbicum) [...] (Amsterdam, 1649 and later) (Koeman, 1, p. 305,BI63).

Plouich, Vedastus, Du, fl. 1640-1648, engraver and cartographer
Bayonne
GB 249 T-GED/22/1/793 · Item · No date
Part of France: Individual Towns, Cities, Regions, etc. (excluding Paris)

'Carte Rou[ti]ière des environs de Bayonne Comprenant le littoral depuis Capbreton juisqu'a St. Sébastien (Espagne)'
'Dressée d'apres les meilleures cartes publiées et les travaux le plus récents.'
'P. Cazals, Librairie Editeur'
'Regnier, Graveur - Imprimeur, 8 Pass Ste Marie (R. du Bac) Paris'

Anon.

Scale: 1:100,000