The map is a coloured school wall map showing France on the eve of the First World War, at the beginning of the 20th century. It shows the division into départements, the prefectures and the main cities, reflecting the administrative organisation of the Third Republic. Produced as a chromolithograph, it was made for classroom use, where it served to teach political geography and national identity at a time marked by pre-war European tensions. The map thus offers a glimpse of France immediately before the conflict of 1914–1918, when the country was allied with Britain and Russia in the Triple Entente.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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