Atlas of Barcelona

Nos. 679 and 693. A final vision of the outskirts of Barcelona before the coming of Ildefons Cerdà.

No. 694. The Eixample urban plan approved by Barcelona City Councill in 1858.

Nos. 595 to 599. Ildefons Cerdà.

Nos. 600 to 604. Last plans of the old Barcelona before the implementation of Cerdà’s schemes.

Nos. 605 a 678. Plans of the expansion of the city. Like the uninterrupted layout of the views, the long sequence of plans makes it possible to follow the process of urban evolution.

Nos. 679 to 693. The vision of Barcelona afforded by 19th-century commercial publications: manufacturers’ trademarks, watermarks, banknotes, invoices, vouchers and cover-pages, Christmas cards, menus, ‘souvenirs’.