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| Keywords: 1878 Logerot Map of Paris, France - Geographicus - Paris-logerot-1878.jpg An extremely large 1878 pocket of Paris by A Logerot Covers the walled center of Paris as well as its immediate vicinity including the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes All streets and many important buildings are noted throughout Color coded by arrondissement All text in French This map was first issued by Logerot in 1859 and updated annually through the 1880s This is the 1878 edition drawn by Ch Smith It was originally purchased by A H Green from F W Christern a stationer and bookseller established at University Place New York A H Green whose signature appears inside the front panel of the original binder acquired this map in preparation for his European Tour Though most maps are without substantial provenance this map is known to have been originally purchased for the European tour of the prominent 19th century New Yorker Andrew Haswell Green 1820 - November 13 1903 A H Green was a New York lawyer city planner civic leader and agitator for reform Called by some historians a hundred years later the 19th century Robert Moses he held several offices and played important roles in many New York projects including the development of Riverside Drive Morningside Park Fort Washington Park and Central Park His last great project was the consolidation of the Imperial City or City of Greater New York from the earlier cities of New York Brooklyn and Long Island City and still largely rural parts of Westchester Richmond and Queens Counties In 1903 Green was murdered in a case of mistaken identity He is buried in Worcester In 1905 his family estate in Worchester was turned into a public park Green's personal effects and other belongings were stored for over 100 years until recently being rediscovered and offed for sale 1878 dated Size in 41 29 object history credit line accession number Paris-logerot-1878 Geographicus-source PD-art Maps of Paris in the 19th century 19th-century maps of Paris Old locator maps of arrondissements of Paris 1878 maps 1878 in Paris | ||||
