Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Exposition de Universelle de 1900: plan d'ensemble rez-de-chaussee.

Barcode: 59031

Image Number: 59031.0001

Publishing Location: Paris

Notes: Rez-de-chaussée is defined as the ground story of a building whether on a level with the street or slightly above it.

Brief Description: Manuscript and printed map dissected in ten sections and linen backed of the 1900 Paris exposition showing how electricity was distributed throughout the fairgrounds. Included is a legend listing providers of equipment or the electricity and symbols for boxes to invert or interrupt the circuits.

Publisher: Ministere du Commerce de l'Industrie des Postes et des Telegraphes,

Date/Date Range Published: 1900

Language: French

Region Depicted: Paris, France

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical maps

Dimensions: Map: 37 x 49.5 cm on sheet: 38.5 x 51 cm folds to: 19 x 10 cm

Printing Technique: Manuscript

Material Type: ClothPaper

Historical Context: The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was held in Paris to celebrate past achievements and a move to look forward to the future. Many innovations were displayed at the exposition which included a ferris wheel, a moving sidewalk, escalators, fire engines among other inventions. The exposition opened on April 14th and closed on November 12, 1900.

LC Call Number: G5832.P35 1900

OCLC: 1508882037

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/59031.0001