September 2026

Vrijdag 18
- 09:00 - 11:30

Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière

218 route de Tours 41200 Villefranche-sur-Cher

Loir-et-Cher

Centre-Val de Loire

IGN - visit of the heritage site and production of maps

Name: IGN - visit of the heritage site and production of maps
Start: 2026-09-18T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-18T11:30:00+02:00
Location: Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière

The National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information is opening its logistics site in Villefranche-sur-Cher for a guided tour. The course teaches about the history of cartography in and...

Vrijdag 18 september, 09u00

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The National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information is opening its logistics site in Villefranche-sur-Cher for a guided tour. The course teaches about the history of cartography in France, and its applications today and tomorrow. Workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations, films

September 2026

Vrijdag 18
- 09:00 - 11:30

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Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière

218 route de Tours 41200 Villefranche-sur-Cher

Loir-et-Cher

Centre-Val de Loire

The IGN site of Villefranche-sur-Cher is a historical site initially dedicated to the logistics of field activities for the geographical referencing of territories. Over the evolution of techniques, needs, it has undergone transformations to host today the national photo library of aerial photographs, the cartotheques of IGN, production and finishing of paper maps, reliefs, posters. Installed on a part of the former "camp of the Americans", the guided tour will offer an exhibition tracing the life of a map, extracts from historical cartographic and photographic collections. The evolution of the printing techniques of a card will be enhanced by demonstration of engraving (XIXth century) at the digital table (XXIst century)

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September 2026

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IGN - visit of the heritage site and production of maps

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IGN - visita al sito storico e produzione delle mappe

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IGN - visite du site patrimonial et de production des cartes

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IGN - visita al sitio patrimonial y producción de los mapas

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September 2026