Planning.- Haussmann (Georges Eugène, Baron) Plan General de la Ville de Paris et de ses Environs comprenant les Bois de Boulogne et de Vincennes..., title comprising large mounted photograph of engraved title by Ch. Marville of the Louvre with his embossed stamp in lower margin and with date corrected in ink, 20 double-page maps (numbered 1-6 & 8-21, no map 7 as usual), all mounted on stubs, lacking index map, title foxed, maps slightly brittle and occasionally chipped at edges, original morocco-backed cloth with gilt arms of the city of Paris on upper cover, a little worn and stained, large folio, [Paris], 1866.
⁂ Atlas showing the new layout of Paris, commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III and carried out by Baron Haussmann, prefect of the Seine. Between 1853 and 1870 the medieval streets of Paris were transformed into the city we know today, with wide tree-lined boulevards, squares and parks including the Bois de Boulogne. He also greatly improved the health of the citizens by creating new water and sewer systems.