Old Vidal-Lablache map 7, Mézières, T41, 1900 - France Trains

🌐 Old school geography map representing France's railways, main train and navigation lines 🌐 Scale 1 /1,000,000. Original Vidal-Lablache collection. Years 1900/10. Bookseller Armand Colin, 5, rue de Mézières, Paris. Monrocq Printing, Paris. Print run 41, list of maps up to 39. Mention "General Atlas at the top" and material at the bottom with price mentions in francs. Polychrome cardboard poster. Dimensions: 120 × 100 cm. Front: 7 railways and navigation lines (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille, Le Havre, Sète, Nantes...) Back: 7 bis blank map. Medallions: Legend, Corsica, railways from Paris to major cities in Europe, major international lines. Good condition: brass eyelets present, fabric border missing at the bottom, some signs of use and age (see photo). Very good condition for a map of this era! Beautiful patina, well-preserved colours, and historical interest. Dating: before 1913. The Armand Colin editions were located at 5, rue de Mézières until 1913, and the publication of Vidal-Lablache maps began in 1885. German Alsace-Lorraine (mourning purple colour): map predating the Treaty of Versailles (1919) which returned Alsace-Lorraine to France. The Simplon tunnel was inaugurated in May 1906. The city of Sète was spelled Cette until 1928. Ideal for vintage decoration, collection, or original gift! These maps, both aesthetic and educational, adorned French classrooms from the 1880s to the 1960s and fed students' imaginations. The so-called blank maps allowed them to test their knowledge. FREE SHIPPING IN FRANCE! Map carefully shipped in a thick cardboard prism in France or abroad. For international shipping, please contact me for a favourable rate. 7VL13.