Old Omnibus Map of Paris by Letts, 1892: Seine, Louvre & Tuileries, Notre Dame, Opéra, Invalides 36x22max100 Aberystwyth

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Old Omnibus Map of Paris by Letts, 1892: Seine, Louvre & Tuileries, Notre Dame, Opéra, Invalides 36x22max100 AberystwythLettss Map of the City of Paris, issued in 1892 by Thomas Letts and Letts Son & Co Limited of London, is a richly worked portrait of the French capital at the height of its Belle poque confidence. At a generous scale of four inches to the mile, the plan deploys crisp color coding: green for parks and promenades, blue for the Seine, and bright swathes for omnibus lines, all marshaled by a meticulous key. An ornate border frames a city newly ordered by