Plan Officiel de la Section Française
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Items (Cataloging Focus)
Title Proper/Title Text
Plan Officiel de la Section Française
Name of Publisher/Creator Identity
Litografia Doyen di L. Simondetti
Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca.
Place of Publication/Creation Place
Turin
Dimensions Description
13.5x16 cm (closed), 60x30 cm (open)
Inscription Language
French (Language)
Related Built Environment Objects
Descriptive Note Text
This map provides an effective visual display of the substantial presence of France at the Turin 1911 Exposition. This presence included: the Pavilion of France, the Pavilion of the City of Marseille, located near the Pavilion of the City of Turin and the Pavilion of the Modern City; the Ministry of the French Colonies, next to the Pavilion of Hungary; the area devoted to Algeria and Tunisia; the Commissariat and Offices of the French Section; the French Restaurant; the Byrrh Kiosk; and the Evian Kiosk.
The gardens of the Pavilion of the City of Paris hosted the following kiosks: Menier, Paquin, Moët et Chandon, Martel, Arts Décoratifs, Vichy, Ricqlès, Desmarais, Saint-Gobain, Lion Noir, Côte d'Azur; Banque de France; Selviculture and Horticulture, L'Union, and Vittel.
A broad area in the Pilonetto section of the Exposition hosted other displays devoted to French metallurgy, railways, agriculture and horticulture, workers' cooperatives, automobiles and aviation; aircraft engines Chêne; Public Works and the French Chamber of Commerce, and the Cuirasse Decauville.
Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)
Current Repository Numbers
CDC-TM-0003