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General overview map illustrating how the sheets of the complete map fit together Detail from sheets 11 and 15, depicting the Louvre Palace. In 1734, Michel-Étienne Turgot, the chief of the municipality of Paris as provost of the city's merchants, decided to promote the reputation of Paris for Parisian, provincial and foreign elites by commissioning a new map of the city.
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Turgot map of Paris, general map - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.jpg 9,080 × 6,920; 35.34 MB Turgot map of Paris, sheet 1 - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.jpg 9,070 × 5,540; 37.27 MB Turgot map of Paris, sheet 2 - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.jpg 8,950 × 5,540; 36.87 MB
The main image in the set is File:Turgot map of Paris - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.jpg. If you have a different image of similar quality, be sure to upload it using the proper free license tag, add it to a relevant article, and nominate it.
One of the images is of two pieces: File:Turgot map of Paris, sheet 18-19 - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.jpg. MER-C 12:15, 15 January 2019 (UTC) I believe Adam's referring to File:Turgot map Paris KU general map.jpg. The other sheets make up a single whole, so it makes sense for them to be nominated together, but personally I'm ambivalent on ...
Turgot map of Paris Description Turgot map of Paris, sheet 18-19 - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.jpg English: In marked contrast to the small, single-page city views appearing in late 16th and 17th century town atlases, were large, multi-sheet wall maps and birds eye views published during the 18th century.
The main image in the set is File:Turgot map of Paris - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.jpg. If you have a different image of similar quality, be sure to upload it using the proper free license tag, add it to a relevant article, and nominate it.
The main image in the set is File:Turgot map of Paris - Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.jpg. If you have a different image of similar quality, be sure to upload it using the proper free license tag, add it to a relevant article, and nominate it.