Artwise Paris Museum Map - Laminated Museum Map of Paris, FR [Folded Map] [Map]

Streetwise Maps (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2011

Artwise Paris Museum Map - Laminated Museum Map of Paris, FR - Streetwise Maps

This map covers the following areas:
Main Paris Map 1:14,000
Monmartre Map 1:9,600
Paris Metro Map
Paris Museum Index

Sometimes the briefest suggestion from a knowledgeable source can make the difference between an average and a great experience. Travel to Paris, France equipped with the ARTWISE® Paris Museum Map and your knowledge of the cultural life of Paris will be transformed.

For example, the amazing Marmottan museum is off the beaten tourist path and not included on most maps. Consequently, many visitors skip it, but miss this and you’ll miss seeing a treasure trove of Monet paintings and personal effects. Monet’s son Michael donated his own inherited collection to the museum, affording an immersive and revealing look at the artist. The ARTWISE® Paris Museum Map precisely pinpoints the museum in the 16th arrondissement and identifies nearby metro stations and taxi stands.

The ARTWISE® Paris Museum Map celebrates wandering in Paris as an artistic experience. The map will help organize your day and instill confidence to take alternate routes to see the many cultural sites of Paris. There’s an impressive cluster of museums located in the charming district of the Marais. The Pompidou, Picasso and Carnavalet museums could all be enjoyed in one day with the right map. The following day set forth across the Seine to see the Musée d’Orsay followed by a short stroll up the rue Jacob to visit the Delacroix museum.

The ARTWISE® Paris Museum Map is more than a refined map of central Paris. Gallery walks, museums and other cultural institutions are featured. In the case of the Louvre, the map also indicates the less crowded entrances. The museum index lists hours, address, nearest metro stop, admission charge information, telephone, and a brief description of the highlights of the collection. Should feet fail, an inset map of the Paris metro will serve your navigation requirements around the city. If you are completely exhausted or teetering under the weight of numerous museum shop purchases, find your way to the nearest taxi stand, also clearly marked on the map. This stylish map will enable you to visit more museums than with any other guide.

Editorial Reviews

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'Don't leave home without STREETWISE.' --The New York Times

'STREETWISE is an absolute travel essential.' --Travel + Leisure Magazine

'In a strange city, your sense of direction is only as good as the map in your hands. The best maps to carry are published by STREETWISE.' --Chicago Daily Herald

About the Author

STREETWISE® is the first map to be designed with modern graphics and is the originator of the laminated, accordion-fold map format. We’ve set the standard that every map company has imitated but never duplicated. Our mission is to make you feel comfortable, to make you feel safe in a place where you’ve never been before and to enable you to experience a familiar place more fully.

The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Brown, who had been in international publishing for many years, setting up subsidiaries for textbook publishers. In the 1970’s, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. This was his tool for surviving.

After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. His goal was to give someone the ability to navigate easily in unfamiliar terrain.

He started with a new map format: the accordion fold. Such a simple idea, but at the time it was revolutionary. No more struggling to fold an awkward, oversized paper map. This new format would enable the user to blend in like a native, instead of stick out like a tourist. Brown then added lamination to ensure that the map would be a lasting tool.

More important than the format was the design of the map itself. It had to be a map that not only succeeded above and beyond any map he had used, but was esthetically appealing as well. The look of it had to be as striking as the functionality. Color was introduced in a way that was never seen before in a map - vivid purple for water, soothing gray for the background of street grids, gold to highlight elements of the map. Clarity, conciseness and convenience in a very stylish package.

Building the business was a 24 hour job. Brown sold the maps during the day, zipping around Manhattan making deliveries on his Harley Davidson. At night he packed the orders and did the design work. More titles were added, each title requiring months of research and design.

Today, STREETWISE® produces over 130 titles for major destinations, regions and countries throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia. We have grown from the back of a motorcycle to selling millions of maps around the world.

Yet each title is still painstakingly researched and updated. STREETWISE® is one of the only, if not THE only map company that conducts research by walking or driving an area to ensure accuracy. After all, what good is the map if what you hold in your hands doesn’t match what you see on the street sign? This lengthy fact checking results in superior accuracy; in effect, we’ve done the work, now you have the adventure.

In the end, it’s not about the map, it’s about getting out and finding your own authentic experience wherever you go. It’s about being in a city or a region and discovering things that you never thought you would find. You can do this if you have confidence and you have confidence if you have a great map. STREETWISE® is the great map that you need.

Product Details

• Map: 1 pages
• Publisher: Streetwise Maps (September 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935039392
• ISBN-13: 978-0935039399
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 3.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #579,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #16 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > Europe > France > Paris
  • #28 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > Reference & Tips > Tourist Destinations & Museums
  • #42 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Travel > Europe > France > General

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE best walking around maps, June 28, 2007

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Loves to Travel (Los Angeles CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Artwise Paris Museum Map - Laminated Museum Map of Paris, FR (Map)

I absolutely love the Artwise maps. They are THE BEST for tourists trying to get around a city. It's a laminated tri-folding document so doesn't rip, is great in inclement weather, and not a big massive complicated folding map that is difficult to use. I was recently in Paris and it was the only thing we needed or used. It marks the location of museums and monuments, and gives their hours and general information. It also has a metro map so it was easy to either walk or ride to our destinations. We even successfully found our way to a great tiny restaurant on a small street in the Marais, which had been recommended by a friend. You Won't be disappointed with this map!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have., July 21, 2008

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Laura Wentworth "Theater Buff" (Orange, Calif.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Artwise Paris Museum Map - Laminated Museum Map of Paris, FR (Map)

This is the perfect map for the Art Lover in Paris. And if it starts to rain, hello, it's water proof! Get it or regret it!

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful Map, September 8, 2011

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Chuck Dangar (Kenneth City, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artwise Paris Museum Map - Laminated Museum Map of Paris, FR (Map)

This map came in handy during our last trip to Paris. The map proved to be durable and was used many times during our trip.