Ville de Turin
Divisée en Quatre Séctions avec les Numéros des Cantons, et Portes selon le nouvel ordre établi par le Gouvernement.
Turin,
Giacomo Pernigotti Librajo in Contrada nuova acanto al Caffe Paraca,
1807
Engraved folding map, dissected and mounted on linen, contemporary hand colour.
420 by 642mm. (16.5 by 25.25 inches).
10829
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Turin was annexed to France by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, until his fall in 1814. The city became the capital of the Eridian department and the commercial link between Italy and France.
During this period, the shape of the city changed considerably. Most of the bastions were dismantled, except for the Citadel, the bastions of San Giovanni and Santa Adelaide, and the ones inside the Royal Gardens; the city walls were substituted by tree-lined promenades which lin...
During this period, the shape of the city changed considerably. Most of the bastions were dismantled, except for the Citadel, the bastions of San Giovanni and Santa Adelaide, and the ones inside the Royal Gardens; the city walls were substituted by tree-lined promenades which lin...
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