Showing posts with label The 1908 Moiroux Map. Show all posts
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Monday, April 12, 2021

The 1908 Moiroux Map

Jules Moiroux was a former conserveteur of the cemetery and his map takes a totally different approach: he lays out the cemetery as we would recognize it today but then uses an alphanumeric grid system to locate specific graves.

Jules Moiroux, Guide Illustré du cimetière du Père-Lachaise: sépultures des personnages ayant un caractère Historique, Artistique & Parisien, Paris: 1908.