Old Map of Paris, 1572 by Braun - Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, Bastille, Seine, Cathedral, City Walls old colour map as are many villages

as are many villages

or Charles Booth's Poverty Maps

He was likely the finest birds eye view maker of all time and his maps are exceedingly rare and valuable

Please note the unframed 24x24 inch map has white edges around the map

large prints of this map up to 100 inches (250cm) wide

Old Map of Paris, 1572 by Braun - Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, Bastille, Seine, Cathedral, City Walls old colour map as are many villagesPublished in 1572 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, this is the oldest full, true map of Paris. If Shakespeare ever visited Paris, this is what it would've looked like. This map was first published in Civitates Orbis Terrarum the Cities of the World which was a cartographical masterpiece featuring 546 maps. Originally handcoloured almost 450 years ago, this is one of the finest examples of this map that I've ever seen. This map looks great at all