Vue officielle a vol d'oiseau de l'exposition universelle de 1867 / Eug. Cicéri et Ph. Benoist del & lith. ; imp. Lemercier & Cie., Paris. – Historic 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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This rare antique lithograph captures Vue officielle a vol d'oiseau de l'exposition universelle de 1867 / Eug. Cicéri et Ph. Benoist del & lith. ; imp. Lemercier & Cie., Paris. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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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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This hand-colored lithograph gives an official bird's-eye view of the Exposition Universelle of 1867, laid out across the Champ de Mars in Paris. The fair ran from spring to autumn of 1867 under Napoleon III, showcasing industrial and artistic work from many nations at a time when Paris was being remade by Haussmann's boulevards. The print was drawn by Eugène Cicéri and Philippe Benoist and printed by Lemercier, and it was issued through the Goupil firm in Paris, Berlin, and New York. Its aerial perspective shows how the fair's great oval exhibition hall and its surrounding pavilions were arranged, a plan that was widely circulated as a souvenir of the event.
| 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 | 4,584 × 3,680 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221223 |
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