1882 Andriveau Goujon Folding Wall Map of Paris, France

This is a beautiful map of Paris created by Andriveau-Goujon with their distinctive pastel coloring to show the expansion works of . It was published in 1882 , Paris is divided into twenty areas called arrondissements. These were established in 1859 when the suburbs between the Thiers fortifications and the Farmers General wall were added to Paris. Each district is colored with a different color and is further divided into four districts. The map also shows the Red-colored boulevards proposed by Haussmann, which cut through the old city.

Andriveau-Goujon made different versions of this map between 1858 and 1880 .Founded in 1825 when Jean Andriveau married the daughter of map publisher Jean Goujon therefor creating the Andriveau-Goujon publishing firm.

size 42 x 32 1/4 inches , linen back , original water color , suitable for framing .

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