Charles Oudiette - Dictionnaire topographique des environs de Paris - 1817

Fascinating edition of this descriptive geography work intended to make known the towns, villages, small cities, hamlets and the principal places located in the wide area surrounding Paris at the beginning of the 19th century -

Designed as a practical reference instrument, this dictionary gathers information allowing the reader to locate the different communes, to better understand their geographic situation and to grasp the relationships that tie them to the capital -

The distance of twenty leagues announced in the title corresponds to an extended radius around Paris, covering a substantial portion of the territories today associated with Île-de-France and several neighboring areas, depending on the routes and limits adopted by the author -

Charles Oudiette - Topographic Dictionary of the Surroundings of Paris, up to the 20 leagues around this capital - 1817 - Charles Oudiette -
698 Pages.

Good condition of binding, volume in its full original marbled calf, wear from use, some minor defects on covers and spine, headcaps worn, foxing on edges, worn corners, speckled edges, smooth spine adorned, gilded title on piece of morocco -

Good interior condition, some stains, text in two columns, pretty map of the delimitation of the surroundings of Paris on a folding plate, endpapers in decent condition, a pleasant copy -

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