Lutetia Parisiorum Vulgo Paris - 1657 Antique Map of Paris Joannes Janssonius
by Serge Averbukh
Title
Lutetia Parisiorum Vulgo Paris - 1657 Antique Map of Paris Joannes Janssonius
Artist
Serge Averbukh
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting
Description
Introducing ‘Maps - Cartography of Past and Present’ collection by Serge Averbukh, showcasing meticulous convergent media reproductions of various historical and modern Geographic maps. Here you will find framed and wrapped/stretched canvas fine art prints, featuring Antique Map of Paris.
First state of this fine town-plan of Paris published in Joannes Janssonius Town book "Theatrum exhibens celebriores Galliae et Helvetiae urbes". This plan derives from a plan by Jean Boisseau from 1648, and was issued in Amsterdam, c.1657. Later on the copper plate was re-issued by Dancker Danckerts (c.1670) and Janssonius van Waesberghe. (1682)
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. Situated on the river Seine in the north of the country, it is in the centre of the Île-de-France region, also known as the région parisienne, "Paris Region". The City of Paris largely retains its one and a half century old administrative boundaries. Paris' metropolitan area spans most of the Île-de-France region. The administrative region covers 12,012 km² (4,638 mi²), and has its own regional council and president.
Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name. In 52 BC, Roman army led by Titus Labienus defeated the Parisii, and established a Gallo-Roman garrison town called Lutetia. The town was Christianised in the 3rd century AD, and after the collapse of the Roman Empire was occupied by Clovis I, the King of the Franks, who made it his capital in 508. By the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world, a prosperous trading centre, and the home of the University of Paris, one of the first in Europe. In the 18th century, it was the centre stage for the French Revolution, and became an important centre of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position it still retains today. Since the 19th century, the built-up area of Paris has grown far beyond its administrative borders.
Paris is the home of the most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre, as well as the Musée d'Orsay, noted for its collection of French Impressionist art, and the Musée National d'Art Moderne, a museum of modern and contemporary art. The notable architectural landmarks of Paris include Notre Dame Cathedral (12th century); the Sainte-Chapelle (13th century); the Eiffel Tower (1889); and the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre (1914). Paris is also known for its fashion, particularly the twice-yearly Paris Fashion Week, and for its haute cuisine, and three-star restaurants. Most of France's major universities and grandes écoles are located in Paris, as are France's major newspapers, including Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Libération.
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