Description: 1615 Merian Map of Paris Detailed Specifications This is a reproduction of the original map This Map Comes in Sizes: 11"x16", 16"x24" and 23"x34" We have more maps of Paris in Our StoreAll Our Maps and Posters Are Made in the USA The Merian map of Paris (French: plan de Merian) was created in 1615 and presents a "bird's eye view" looking east. At the top is a banner with the title: "LE PLAN DE LA VILLE, CITE, VNIVERSITE ET FAVX-BOVRGS DE PARIS AVEC LA DESCRIPTION DE SON ANTIQVITE ET SINGVLIARITES" ("Map of the town, city, university and suburbs with the description of its antiquity and particularities"). In the upper left corner of the map, between the Château de Vincennes and the Marets du Temple, are the coat of arms of France and Navarre, encircled by the necklace of the order of the Holy Spirit, and to just its right, the coat of arms of Paris (a ship on a river) surrounded by a crown of laurel leaves. In the lower left of the map, beneath the farm of the Grange Batellière, one can read these four lines of verse: Cette ville est un autre monde Dedans, un monde florissant, En peuples et en biens puissants Qui de toutes choses abonde. This city is another world Therein a flowerful world, Of people very powerful To whom all things abound. On the right of the poem is inscribed the name of the author of the map: Matheus Merian Basiliensis fecit ("fecit" = "did" in Latin). At the bottom of the map, there is an ornament with a large compass rose placed in the middle of the River Seine. This map comes with a white border around the image --------------------------- -How are the prints shipped? They are rolled and placed into a rigid tube. -Is this available in a larger/smaller size. Yes. For smaller or larger sizes, email us.
Price: 13.95 USD
Location: Clarkston, Georgia
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Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Artist: Matheus Merian Basiliensis
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Date of Creation: Pre-1800
Size Type/Largest Dimension: 23"x34.5"
Year: 1615
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Color: Multi-Color
Subject: Maps
Originality: Reproduction
Print Surface: Paper
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
Style: Vintage
Medium: paper
Features: Unframed
Region of Origin: United States
Year of Production: Unknown
Size: Medium (up to 36 in wide)
Culture: Does Not Apply
Material: Matte Paper
Theme: Does Not Apply, Map
Production Technique: Printed
Type: Print
Signed: No
Framing: Unframed
Time Period Produced: Pre-1700
Item Height: 3 variations
Item Length: 3 variations
Item Width: 3 variations
Unit Type: Unit
Unit Quantity: 1
Available Variations
Color: 16"x24"
Price: 21.95 USD
Available Quantity: 10
Quantity Sold: 1
Color: 11"x16"
Price: 13.95 USD
Available Quantity: 10
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: 23"x34"
Price: 37.95 USD
Available Quantity: 10
Quantity Sold: 0
