A. Guibal (after)
Le Pratique, Utile et Agréable Guide Éventail de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris 1900
[The Practical, Convenient and Enjoyable Fan Guide to the Universal Exposition of Paris 1900]
Albert Fournier, Paris: c. 1900
Chromolithograph folding paper fan attached to wooden sticks as issued
Signed verso in ink by seven American tourists
12 x 20 inches, map, open
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Fan Guide to the Universal Exposition of Paris 1900
Folding Souvenir Map for 1900 Paris World's Fair
Folding Souvenir Map for 1900 Paris World's Fair
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Detail of central inset map of the Annexe de Vincennes. |
Detail of two of the seven signatures verso. |
Souvenir map of the 1900 Universal Exposition of Paris (World’s Fair) in the form of a folding handheld fan. The fan leaf is printed in yellow, tan, blue and green with a clever cartographic design including an easy-to-follow street map of the buildings housing the exposition. The fan also served as a way to cool oneself in an age before air conditioning and was easy to carry when folded.
The main fair buildings in the Champ-de-Mars, the Esplanade des Invalides, Beaux-Arts and smaller international pavilions along the Seine River are colored tan and labeled with the subjects of the larger exhibitions there such as agriculture, foods, chemical industries, horticulture and metallurgy. Legends lower left and upper right provide keys to numbered locations in the Esplanade des Invalides and to locations in the Trocadéro and the Eiffel Tower Garden respectively. In the center, an inset map of the Vincennes Annex in the shape of a smaller fan shows the locations of various transportation and sports pavilions, along with the velodrome and U.S. exhibition hall. Another example of this fan was exhibited in Paris 1900 at the Petit Palais in Paris in 2014.
There were five World’s Fairs in Paris — each called Exposition Universelle — during the nineteenth century: in 1855, 1867, 1878, 1889 and 1900. The 1900 Exposition Universelle was by far "the biggest and most grandiose Paris World Fair" of them all (De Tholozany). The Grand Palais and Petit Palais were constructed and previous sites were expanded. 58 countries participated. The fair attracted almost 51,000,000 visitors between its opening on April 15, 1900 and closing on November 12. The Eiffel Tower, which was constructed in connection in with the previous Exposition Universelle in 1889, was also a focal point of the fair in 1900 and painted yellow for the occasion.
Full publication information: Par Albert Fournier, 100 Rue de Charonne, Vente en gros._ S'y addresser pour la Publicité, Paris. A. Guibal, d't. 105 Av d'Orléans. Modèle Déposé. [By Albert Fournier, 100 Rue de Charonne, Wholesaler._ Inquire there for publicity, Paris. A Guibal drew it. 105 Avenue d'Orléans. Registered design.]
Signed in brown ink on the back by seven Americans, presumably tourists who attended the exposition: N.A. Quilling, Cleveland, Oh.; D.W. Beddo, Dallas, Tex.; Daisy G. King, Youngstown, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Costello, Cincinnati, Ohio; Bertha Bower, Rock Creek, O.; Mae Bowman, Chicago; and Emma Hood, Minneapolis, Minn.
References:
Culturez-Vous. 26 June 2014. https://twitter.com/CulturezVous/status/482275243026051072/photo/1 (28 April 2015).
"Exposition Universelle." ExpoMuseum. http://www.expomuseum.com/1900/ (28 April 2015).
De Tholozany, Pauline. "The Expositions Universelles in Nineteenth Century Paris." Brown University Library Center for Digital Scholarship. 2011. http://library.brown.edu/cds/paris/worldfairs.html (29 April 2015).