"Bordeaux, Colored Etching Print Of Place Royale, From The Bourse Published By Vaneck, 18th Century"
Inauguration in 1749 Arrival of the new intendant Claude Boucher who called upon the first architect of the king Ange - Jacques Gabriel to redesign the city and especially the quays from where the flourishing trade of wine and sugar from the colonies The works lasted from 1730 to 1775 the square was baptized the place Royalle the place of liberty at the revolution place imperial under Napoleon 1st place Royale under Louis XVIII place de la Bourse after the revolution of 1848 Rare document of this period offered in good condition with its original frame with some foxing ...