Louis Bretez
Illustration — The Turgot map in its assembled form drawn by Louis Bretez Louis Bretez (died 1737) was a draughtsman, engraver, cartographer and designer of architectural ornament. In 1706 he published La Perspective pratique de l'Architecture. He was a professor of perspective and a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture de Saint-Luc.
Louis Bretez
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- Born
- 1601
- Died
- 1737 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- cartographer
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — The Turgot map in its assembled form drawn by Louis Bretez Louis Bretez (died 1737) was a draughtsman, engraver, cartographer and designer of architectural ornament. In 1706 he published La Perspective pratique de l'Architecture. He was a professor of perspective and a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture de Saint-Luc.
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In 1734 he was commissioned to draw up the Turgot map of Paris. Bretez was allowed to enter mansions, houses and gardens to take measurements and draw pictures, and worked on the project from 1734 to 1736.
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This is the c. 1900 Taride edition of Louis Bretez and Michel-Etienne Turgot's monumental 1739 map of Paris. Turgot's map of Paris is possibly the most ambitious urban mapping ever undertaken. Shows the whole of 18th century Paris and offers a wonderful perspective on the city prior to Baron Georges Eugène Haussmann’s 19th-century redesign. Turgot, who held the mayor-like office of Prévôt des Marc
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1601
Louis Bretez born.
1737
Louis Bretez died at Paris.
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Le Plan de Louis Bretez dit Plan de Turgot
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Le Plan de Louis Bretez dit Plan de Turgot (2 catalogued editions) (1966) — Open Library.
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- 1.Le plan de Paris dit de Turgot, Edition 2005, fac-similé, Paris, RMN-Chapitre.com, accompagné d’une notice de 16 p. cosignée Jean-Yves Sarazin et Laure Beaumont-Maillet.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Jean Boutier, Les plans de Paris des origines (1493 à la fin du , étude, cartobibliographie et catalogue collectif, Paris, BNF, 2002, notice 219, .
- Jean-Yves Sarazin, Le Paris des Lumières d’après le plan de Turgot (1734-1739), avec Alfred Fierro, Paris, RMN, 2005, 144 p.
- Le plan de Paris dit de Turgot, Édition 2005, fac-similé, Paris, RMN-Chapitre.com, accompagné d’une notice de 16 p. cosignée Jean-Yves Sarazin et Laure Beaumont-Maillet.
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