PARIS - "HISTORICAL and CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE of PARIS, with the principal events connected with it from its origin to the present day. Containing the famous men born in Paris and the times of the foundations and restorations of the main monuments, those of the inventions and discoveries in the arts and commerce [...]". c.1835. Engraving and typography. Large table printed on 2 united sheets. Colored. laid paper. In the center the chronological Précis and on the edges views of Paris (including Place Vendôme, Hôtel des Invalides, Pont Royal, Le LOUVRE...). Margins. Folded. 110 x 85 cm. Condition B (some tears and handling marks).

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