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The Turgot map of Paris (French: Plan de Turgot) is a highly accurate and detailed map of the city of Paris, France, as it existed in the 1730s. The map was commissioned by Parisian municipality chief Michel-Étienne Turgot, drawn up by surveyor Louis Bretez, and engraved by Claude Lucas.

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Turgot map of Paris

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Turgot map of Paris (French: Plan de Turgot) is a highly accurate and detailed map of the city of Paris, France, as it existed in the 1730s. The map was...

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Faubourg

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to similarities of many Ontarian and American suburbs. Faubourgs were prominent around Paris since the 16th century. At that time, Paris was surrounded...

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Giambattista Nolli

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the original map was finished. Piranesi was instrumental in getting the work printed; Giuseppe Vasi also contributed. Turgot map of Paris "GUIDETTI, Guidetto...

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Forez

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was built in the late 16th century and appears on Turgot's map of Paris. The origins of the county of Forez are obscure. There are several early figures...

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Louis Bretez

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Saint-Luc. In 1734 he was commissioned to draw up the Turgot map of Paris. By contract, Turgot requested a very faithful reproduction with great accuracy...

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Couvent des Capucines

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Capucines (Convent of the Capucins) is a former convent of the Order of the Capuchin Poor Clares, located in Paris on the site of the current Place Vendôme...

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Square du Temple

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The Square du Temple is a garden in Paris, France in the 3rd arrondissement, established in 1857. It is one of 24 city squares planned and created by Georges-Eugène...

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Louvre Palace

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side of the Cour Napoléon are, from east to west, the pavilions named after Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Cardinal Richelieu, and Anne Robert Jacques Turgot. Between...

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Palais Bourbon

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the Turgot map of Paris (1739) The palace was built for Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1673–1743), the legitimised daughter of Louis...

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