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Digital Image: 1950 Foldex Official Route Map of the Tour de France Cycling Race
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Title
Carte Officielle FOLDEX du Tour de France.
1950 (dated) 38 x 26.75 in (96.52 x 67.945 cm) 1 : 1524000
1950 (dated) 38 x 26.75 in (96.52 x 67.945 cm) 1 : 1524000
Description
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Digital Map Information
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Cartographer S
Foldex (1934 - Present) was founded in 1934 by René Costard, trained as a violinist, who decided a change of direction was needed and founded his map business. Foldex created easy-folding maps, which led the company to immediate success and it took its place alongside Michelin as the most successful cartography companies in France. In 1970, the company changed its name to Recta Foldex after a restructuring. Following René’s death, his wife Simone Costard took over the business. In 1985 Simone Costard sold the business to the Swiss cartographer Kümmerly Frey. In 1993, the first Atlas of France in A4 format was published, and the Recta Foldex bought the company Éditions Blay. The two companies merged and became Blay-Foldex. More by this mapmaker...
La Voix du Nord (1941 - Present) is a daily regional newspaper in the Nord region of France. Founded in April 1941, it was from the outset a clandestine newspaper which gave rise to a resistance movement, the Voix du Nord. Jules Noutour and Natalis Dumez founded the paper. Noutour was arrested on September 8, 1943 and deported to Gross Rosen, where he died February 1, 1945. Natalis Dumez survived his arrest and died in 1976. The first edition of La Voix du Nord after liberation appeared on September 5, 1944 with a six column headline reading ‘The Nord Region Is Free.’ Throughout the rest of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, La Voix du Nord continued to adapt to changing situations by adding new sections and supplements, notably complete guides for both radio and television programs. Learn More...