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Corsica IllustrataRelevé illustré non exhaustif de cartes et vues concernant la Corse Depuis de nombreuses années, à l'occasion de ma vente consacrée aux cartes géographiques anciennes, j'ai eu entre mes mains de nombreuses cartes de Corse ainsi que des vues et des livres. Cette année encore s'avère..

What the stunning Turgot plan is to Paris, the exquisite Aulagnier view is to Marseille. Throughout the 18th century Marseille and Paris were undoubtedly two of the richest towns in France. The Turgot plan was published in 1739 as an bird’s-eye view however, perhaps even more visually spectacular wa..

Enjoy a short introduction to old maps and atlases by Béatrice Loeb-Larocque. Made by France Television and broadcasted on France2. ..