Vintage French Educational School Map Paris Region Poster 2008261

Description

View Vintage French Educational School Map Paris Region Poster 2008261 with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Side one, numbered N14, is titled "Region Parisienne" and presents a physical and economic overview of the greater Paris basin at a scale of 1/200,000. Rivers including the Seine, Marne and Oise are clearly traced in blue. French Educational School Map Paris Produced by Editions Rossignol of Montmorillon (Vienne), this double-sided French educational school map Paris focuses on the Paris region and its immediate surroundings. Rossignol was the leading French publisher of classroom wall maps and geography posters throughout the mid-to-late twentieth century, and their maps remain widely collected today by educators, designers and Francophiles alike. The poster is printed on both sides. Side one, numbered N14, is titled "Region Parisienne" and presents a physical and economic overview of the greater Paris basin at a scale of 1/200,000. It shows topographic relief through colour gradients, forest zones in dark green, major towns marked with red dots scaled by population, agricultural products (Ble, Betterave, Fromages), and the main rail and road networks. Rivers including the Seine, Marne and Oise are clearly traced in blue. Side two, numbered N13, is titled "Environs de Paris" at a finer scale of 1/30,000 and maps the inner suburban ring around the capital, marking industrial zones (chemical, metallurgical, automotive), aerodromes, canals, the autoroute network, and key Paris landmarks including the Tour Eiffel, Sacre-Coeur, Louvre and Notre-Dame. Both sides are printed in clear, flat cartographic colours with French-language legends. The poster measures approximately 90cm x 75cm / 35.4" x 29.5". The sheet shows age-consistent wear including light fold lines from storage, consistent with a used classroom item, but both printed faces remain fully legible with no significant loss. A practical and visually direct piece of mid-century French print culture, this map works as wall art in a study, library or office setting, and is a solid reference document for anyone with an interest in post-war Parisian urban geography or French cartographic history. 95% of my items are tariff-free to the US. Condition: Used. Category: Art › Art Posters.

Type

Poster

Country of Origin

France