PARIS EIFFEL TOWER LOUVRE ,City Plan,1894 Antique Colour Map

HISTORICAL ROUTE AND RAIL MAP CHART

Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is also the capital of the Île-de-France région (also known as Paris Region) that, encompassing Paris and its suburbs, represents France's most dynamic centre of economic activity. Paris is situated on the banks of the river Seine in north-central France. Paris is located on a north-bending arc of the river Seine and includes two inhabited islands, the Île Saint-Louis and the larger Île de la Cité which is the heart and origin of the city. Paris has several prominent hills, of which the highest is Montmartre at 130 metres (426½ ft) above sea level. The highest elevation in the urban area of Paris is 195 metres (640 ft) above sea level in the Montmorency forest (Val-d'Oise département), 19.5 km. (12 miles) north-northwest of the center of Paris. The City of Paris (commune) covers 105.397 square kilometres (40.69 mi²), 86.928 square kilometres (33.56 mi²) excluding the outlying parks of Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes. The Paris agglomeration or urban area (unité urbaine) covers 2,723 km² (1,051.4 mi²) , or about 26 times larger than the Paris commune. Beyond this, the couronne peri-urbaine commuter belt region reaches well beyond the limits of the Capital's Île-de-France région, an area that, combined with the Paris agglomeration, completes a metropolitan area (aire urbaine) covering 14,518 km² (5,605.5 mi²), or an area about 138 times that of Paris itself. Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements. The City's administrative borders have remained largely unchanged since 1860, when Napoleon III and prefect Haussmann doubled the area of the city to 78 km² (30.1 mi²) by annexing the land within the city's ring of fortifications (now the 13th through 20th arrondissements). Several former suburbs such as Montmartre and Auteuil were incorporated at that time. The city limits changed marginally in 1920's reaching 86.9 km². In 1929 the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes forest parks were also officially incorporated into the city.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 12 X 9 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate Map - Excellent Condition.Folded. As Scanned. German Text. Beautiful with excellent detail. Blank on the back