Old Map of North-Western France by Bartholomew, 1922: Paris, Nantes, Brittany, Normandy, Seine, Shipping Routes wexford highlighting its main towns

highlighting its main towns

it is easy to take for granted the precision and effort that went into creating such maps in the past

significant landmarks leap to the fore

marked on the map

ensuring its accuracy and reliability

Old Map of North-Western France by Bartholomew, 1922: Paris, Nantes, Brittany, Normandy, Seine, Shipping Routes wexford highlighting its main townsStep into the intricate world of early twentieth century cartography with France north western section, environs of Paris, a masterwork created in 1922 by the esteemed J. G. Bartholomew. This map is not merely a navigational tool but a testament to a pivotal moment in the evolution of atlas making, representing the first time Bartholomews distinctive cartographic vision replaced the earlier Andree maps in "The Times" Atlas and Gazetteer of the World.