Adolphe Berty (also known as Boulet; 13 May 1818, Paris – 18 August 1867, Paris) was a

historiographer Historiography is the study of the methods used by historians in developing history as an academic discipline. By extension, the term "historiography" is any body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiography of a specific to ...

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

, historian of architecture, and French architect. Berty was the founder of Parisian

topography Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the landforms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary sci ...

; he was also responsible for important work on the historiography of Paris. One of his main works is th
''Topographie historique du vieux Paris''
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with complete list of publications * ''Topographie historique du vieux Paris'' at Gallica and

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(IA): ** ''Région du Louvre et des Tuileries'', Vol. 1 (1866)
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** ''Région du Louvre et des Tuileries'', Vol. 2 (1868)
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** ''Région du Louvre et des Tuileries'', Vol. 1, 2nd ed. (1885)
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** ''Région du Louvre et des Tuileries'', Vol. 2, 2nd ed. (1885)
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** ''Région du Bourg Saint-Germain'' ol. 3(1876)
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** ''Région du Faubourg Saint-Germain'' ol. 4(1882)
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** ''Région occidentale de l'Université'' ol. 5(1887)
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** ''Région centrale de l'Université'' ol. 6(1897)
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* ''Les grands architectes français de la Renaissance'' (1860)
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Topographie historique du vieux Paris, par Adolphe Berty
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Berty, Adolphe (1818-1867)
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Writers from Paris 1818 births French historiographers 1867 deaths French archaeologists 19th-century French historians 19th-century French architects {{France-archaeologist-stub