Plan de la ville et du Port de Barcelone

Plan city port Barcelona

Plano de la ciudad y puerto de Barcelona;= Plan de la ville et du port de Barcelone = Plan of the city and port of Barcelona, Pierre Lartigue, hydrographic engineer; Jacques Moulinier, illustrator; Vicq, engraver, 1806

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Num. inventory: 17545

Object name: print (visual piece)

Title: Plano de la ciudad y puerto de Barcelona;= Plan de la ville et du port de Barcelone = Plan of the city and port of Barcelona

Object date: 1806

Author: Pierre Lartigue, hydrographic engineer; Jacques Moulinier, illustrator; Vicq, engraver.

Technique and material: coloured etching on paper.

Engravings and lithographs

Plan de la ville et du Port de Barcelone, showing the city of Barcelona at the start of the 19th century with great detail and precision, at an approximate scale of 1:11,000. This engraving is part of the famous work Voyage pittoresque et historique en Espagne, by Alexandre de Laborde (Paris, 1806-1820).

The map shows the area around the city, its principal fortifications, the neighbourhood of La Barceloneta and the port, including depth measurements.