Old Maps of Paris

[–] jobes 1 points (+1|-0)

The maps from 300 and 500 are cool. They say they are the first and second plans for paris, not sure if those were just retrospective maps or what

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

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quick google rabbit hole and the maps are from a book (Traité de la police) from around 1700 which "set out every ordinance, arrêt and regulation concerning the police and public order of the city from Antiquity up until Delamare’s present (eighteenth-century) day."

this just became a book i need.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

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Super interesting.

I had no idea the original city was on The Ile de la Cite, or even what the name of the island was until I looked it up right now. Seems like a weird place to put a city, prone to flood risk perhaps? Although it would offer a natural defense barrier, which I'm sure what the intent was.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

i had been aware the city started on the island for a while but i had no idea it would be the north bank that got built up first. i figured any significant roads would be leading south so the city would develop that way but it looks more like the south had the more developed farmland/hedges, i'm assuming the main area for aristocrats or at least the old farming families. yay learnding!

Old Maps of Paris

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