ROUEN AND ENVIRONS,Seine Infrieure,Valley of the Seine,Antique Map

HISTORICAL MAP CHART

ROUEN, a city of France, capital of the department of SeineInfrieure and the ancient capital of the province of Normandy, on the Seine, 87 m. N.W. of Paris by rail. The old city lies on the north bank of the river in an amphitheatre formed by the hills which border the Seine valley. It is surrounded by boulevards. Outside the ellipse formed by these lie the suburbs of Martainville, St Hilaire, Beauvoisine, Bouvreuil and Cauchoise; 2 1/2 m. to the east is the industrial town of Darntal (pop. 6770), and in the level plain on the opposite bank of the Seine is the extensive manufacturing suburb of St Sever with the industrial towns of Sotteville (pop. 18,096) and Petit Quevilly (pop. 14,852) in its immediate neighborhood. Finally in the centre of the river, north-east of St Sever, is the lie Lacroix, which also forms part of Rouen. Communication across the Seine is maintained by ferry and by three bridges, including a pont trcfnsbordeur, or moving platform, slung between two lofty columns and propelled by electricity. Rouen possesses four railway stations. , The central point of the old town is the Place de IHtel de Vile, occupied by the church of St Ouen, the hotel de ville and an equestrian statue of Napoleon I., and traversed by the Rue de la Rpublique which leads from it past the cathedral to the Place de Ia Republique and the Quai de Paris. Parallel to this street to the west are the Rue Beauvoisine with its southern continuations, the Rue des Carmes and the Rue Grand-Pont, and the wide and handsome Rue Jeanne dArc terminating on the Quai de Ia Bourse. These thoroughfares, which are all within the boulevards, are crossed at right angles by the Rife de Ia GrosseHorloge and by the Rue Thiers, running from the Place Cauchoise on the west to the Place de L'Hotel de Ville, and passing on the left the Jardin Solferino and the museum.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Beautiful with excellent detail. There is Text on Front and Back Side.