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Paris--Quenet, John.
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Description
- Paris with the names of the principal streets, buildings &c from a new plan publish'd in Paris in 1792. [London], John Quenet, 20 March 1802, folding paper fan with engraved plan of Paris, to the left a map of northern France and southern England, to the right "The French Calendar explain'd", mounted on bone sticks, 24.5cm. (9.6in)
- paper
Catalogue Note
Quenet was a member of the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers, serving as Foreign Warden eight times between 1777 and 1803.
Great Britain and France were almost continually at war between 1793 and 1815. One interlude was brought about by the Peace of Amiens, signed on 25th March 1802 although heralded from the previous November; after the treaty was signed, large numbers of British tourists visited Paris, with this fan clearly marketed at such tourists, with a plan of the city, the routes to get there, and even a table of the new French Republican calendar. Interestingly, the fan is dated five days before the peace was signed! The peace lasted only until 18th May 1803, when the United Kingdom again declared war on France.
Great Britain and France were almost continually at war between 1793 and 1815. One interlude was brought about by the Peace of Amiens, signed on 25th March 1802 although heralded from the previous November; after the treaty was signed, large numbers of British tourists visited Paris, with this fan clearly marketed at such tourists, with a plan of the city, the routes to get there, and even a table of the new French Republican calendar. Interestingly, the fan is dated five days before the peace was signed! The peace lasted only until 18th May 1803, when the United Kingdom again declared war on France.