Chartres Cathedral, France, 1885. Hand Colored, Original Plan

A Beautifully Detailed, Original Plan of the Chartres Cathedral, France.  HAND-COLORED.  From the American Architect and Building News, October 31, 1885. Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres is a Gothic Catholic cathedral of the Latin Church located in Chartres, France, about 50 miles southwest of Paris. The current cathedral, mostly constructed between 1194 and 1250, is the last of at least five which have occupied the site since the 4th century. It is designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, which calls it "the high point of French Gothic art" and a "masterpiece".

This picture is extremely hard to find, as the American Architect and Building News not only had a very small circulation during that time, but very few were actually preserved or colored as this has been.  It measures 12.5 by 16.5 inches.  Has a mat border and foam core backing (not attached to the picture).  The whole plan measures 15.75 by 19.5 inches (with mat border).  Finely detailed and beautifully hand-colored.  Shrink wrapped.

Plan is in VG+ condition with light browning along the edges and some light crinkling.