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Map Geographical Chart of the Valleys of Andorra. Carte Geographique De La Vallée D'Andorra

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Title

  • Geographical Chart of the Valleys of Andorra.

Other Title

  • Carte Geographique De La Vallée D'Andorra

Summary

  • The Consell General de les Valls (General Council of the Valleys, the elected assembly of Andorra) commissioned the geographic engineer to the king of France to create this map of the Valleys of Andorra, taking advantage of his presence in Andorra while on a work assignment for the Carte générale de la France (General map of France). The latter was a project then coordinated by Jean-Dominique Cassini (1748-1845), one of a family of cartographers. The map shows the borders of Andorra with Spain, and the gates into the principality. The map indicates villages and their names, roads, and rivers and streams. Other features shown, as identified by the key on the lower right, include churches and chapels, water mills, roads, stone and wooden bridges, ponds, an iron mine and a forge, and the ruins of chateaux. Trees are used to show wooded areas. Relief is shown pictorially. Scale on the map is given in toises; one toise equals about 1.95 meters.

Names

  • Andorra. General Council of the Valleys Patron.
  • Lengelée, Nicolas, 1741-1818 Cartographer.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1777.

Headings

  • -  Andorra
  • -  France--Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
  • -  1777
  • -  Maps
  • -  Topographic maps

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Map scale 1:62,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map : color ; 55.5 x 84.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library and National Archives of Andorra.
  • -  Content in Catalan and French.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668714

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Andorra. General Council Of The Valleys Patron, and Nicolas Lengelée. Geographical Chart of the Valleys of Andorra. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1777] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668714/.

APA citation style:

Andorra. General Council Of The Valleys Patron & Lengelée, N. (1777) Geographical Chart of the Valleys of Andorra. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668714/.

MLA citation style:

Andorra. General Council Of The Valleys Patron, and Nicolas Lengelée. Geographical Chart of the Valleys of Andorra. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1777] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668714/>.