Banlieue de Paris: Plans – Répertoire des Rues – Autobus • c. mid-20th century
[Paris]: Éditions L’Indispensable, c1950.
A compact and practical French street atlas covering the suburbs of Paris, combining detailed area maps with an extensive street directory and public transportation information.
Designed for everyday use, the volume provides indexed street listings alongside numerous color-coded plans, including bus routes and municipal layouts, offering a snapshot of Parisian suburban geography and transit infrastructure of the period.
DETAILS:
+++ Title: Banlieue de Paris: Plans – Répertoire des Rues – Autobus
+++ Publisher: Éditions L’Indispensable (Paris)
+++ Date: c. mid-20th century
+++ Format: Flexible hardcover (pocket atlas)
+++ Size: 5.25 inches
+++ Pagination: 518 pages
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
+++ Extensive street index organized by commune
+++ Numerous detailed maps (many in color)
+++ Bus routes and transit connections highlighted
+++ Coverage of Paris suburbs (banlieue) rather than central city
+++ Functional design intended for navigation and daily use
CONDITION: Very Good. Bindings tight and square. Text clean with light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Complete.
Historical Context —
Pocket atlases such as this were essential tools in mid-20th-century urban life, particularly as Paris expanded outward into its surrounding suburbs. The 'banlieue' became increasingly important in postwar decades, with growing populations and the development of integrated transportation networks.
Publishers like Éditions L’Indispensable produced practical, affordable guides that combined cartography with transit information, reflecting the modernization of metropolitan mobility. Today, these volumes offer valuable insight into historical urban planning, street layouts, and the evolution of public transportation in greater Paris.
Subjects: Paris suburbs, street atlas, French maps, bus routes, urban planning, mid-century France, cartography, travel guides, reference works, Ephemera, Cartography, Transportation.
Item #21800
Price: $20.00
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