Vue officielle a vol d'oiseau de l'exposition universelle de 1867 / Eug. Cicéri et Ph. Benoist del & lith. ; imp. Lemercier & Cie., Paris. – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Vue officielle a vol d'oiseau de l'exposition universelle de 1867 / Eug. Cicéri et Ph. Benoist del & lith. ; imp. Lemercier & Cie., Paris., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Vue officielle a vol d'oiseau de l'exposition universelle de 1867 / Eug. Cicéri et Ph. Benoist del & lith. ; imp. Lemercier & Cie., Paris.
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Looking down on the Champ de Mars, this official view shows the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris as a set of concentric rings: the great oval exhibition hall, its gardens, and the pavilions around them. The fair was Napoleon III's showcase for French industry and for work from many other countries, and it drew millions of visitors that year. The drawing is credited to Eugène Cicéri and Philippe Benoist, and the printing house of Lemercier produced the lithograph, which was then issued by Goupil in Paris, Berlin, and New York, a sign of how widely the fair was followed abroad. The hand coloring adds a bright, decorative quality that the plain black-and-white plans of the period lack.
| Created / published | Berlin : verlag von Goupil & Co. ; Paris : publié par Goupil et Cie ; New York : published by M. Knoedler, 1867. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1860-1870.Lithographs Hand-colored 1860-1870. |
| Subjects | Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris--Buildings. Exhibition buildings--France--Paris--1860-1870. Exhibitions--France--Paris--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,303 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-202228 |
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