« Embrasser la terre d'un seul coup d'œil » : The First Parisian Georamas

Ce texte est la transcription d'une conférence prononcée dans le cadre du cycle "Maps and Society", Londres, The Warburg Institute, 2003, November 13This paper is an analysis of the first parisian Georama, achieved in Paris in 1825 by Delanglard. The paper describes first the building and its contents, and then presents its authors, the cultural context of the construction, and finally its reception among intellectuals