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[5] Map of Paris in the 9th century. The city was concentrated on Île de la Cité, an island in the Seine. The Vikings arrived in Paris on Easter Sunday, 29 March, [8] entered the city and plundered it. [5] [8] During the siege, a plague broke out in their camp.
Ninth Map (1735), added to volume 4 of Traité de la Police. [6] [7] After Nicolas de La Mare's death in 1723, a ninth map was added to volume 4, which appeared in 1738. [3] [8] The preparation of the ninth map was carried out under Abbé Jean Delagrive (1689–1757). There are three known versions of the map dated 1733, 1735, and 1737.
The assembled map is 250.5 cm (98.5 in) in height and 322.5 cm (127 in) in width. [1] Turgot's map has been described as "the first all-comprising graphical inventory of the capital, down to the last orchard and tree, detailing every house and naming even the most modest cul-de-sac". [2]
The 400 Blows (French: Les quatre cents coups) is a 1959 French coming-of-age drama film, [3] and the directorial debut of François Truffaut, who also co-wrote the film. Shot in the anamorphic format DyaliScope , the film stars Jean-Pierre Léaud , Albert Rémy , and Claire Maurier .
Displayed here is one page from a 20-sheet view of Paris, drawn from a birds eye perspective. Commissioned in 1734 by Michel Etienne Turgot, Prevot des Marchands (chief merchant or as we might say today, head of the chamber of commerce), this view was prepared by Louis Bretez, a sculptor, painter, and specialist in perspective.
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Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [27] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...
Two people are missing and four are in critical condition after dozens were injured in a powerful explosion in a building in central Paris.. The explosion at around 4:55pm local time yesterday at ...