1843-1933
Map engraver and geographer
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Rémy Hausermann worked as a engraver until 1910. We do not know under what conditions he learned the trade, probably in the 1860s.
See on the Worldcat Identities website a list of all the publications by Rémy Hausermann
http://www.worldcat.org/identities/viaf-17524985#linkworksabout
(This list was compiled by this site on the basis of data from all sources, but it seems, without any guarantee of completeness or accuracy)
Research on the Internet now gives some ideas about his activities. Numerous documents engraved by Rémy Hausermann are now available. In 1879 he was vice-president of the Congress of Geographical Sciences 1878, member of several Societies of Geography, and had been rewarded for his work at the universal exhibition in Paris 1878.
The first dates from the years 1875-1880, and maps for the great Atlas La Brugère then for the little atlasesThis activity begins with the 1877 and 1880 editions of the Atlas La Brugère and continues at least until the end of the century. Simultaneously, large maps are offered for sale in 1m30x1m format.
From 1879 he worked more and more for the Catholic Missions of Lyon, and in a few years he became the main engraver. He probably worked for them until his retirement in 1910.
In the school field, he published from the late 1880s school books of geography, associated with a geographer, G. Pauly.
He has created maps for various books or publications, including an atlas of the Vigne and of the Wine (by Jamain), a life of Saint Paul in 2 small volumes by Abbé Fouard, a small administrative atlas of Cochinchin.
Finally, he had a small publishing and libriare-hydrograph activity, then a printer, which ended in 1883 with a bankruptcy. These activities seemed to be too far from his true skills as a writer-geographer. At the end of the page you will find a summary of this case that did not seem to have hindered his main profession.
"BIG UNIVERSITY FORMATS MEASURING 1 METRE 30 OUT OF 1 METRE"
"The largest ones on a sheet; a special press had to be built to print them; they are the most beautiful, the most recent and the most complete published to date; they are due to the burin of the famous geographer-graver Mr.HAUSERMANN, member of the Société de Géographie de Paris, vice-president of the Congress of Geographical Sciences 1878,...
The immense success they have just achieved, unprecedented success, over 100,000 sold in three months, the awards at exhibitions and the learned societies, seven awards including a great gold medal, recommend them particularly to the public."
GREAT FRANCE CARTE
GREAT PLANSHER
GREEN CARTE OF EUROPE
GRAND PARIS AND BANLIEW PLAN
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Cartographic work
for Atlas De La Brugère, 1875-1900
and also for the LASSAILLY Editions
These atlases were edited by Fayard Frères. It seems that François de La Brugère was a pseudonym of Arthema Fayard, which was therefore both a geographer, historian and publisher.
These are large books in 4° (approximately 33 cm high by 23 cm base, thickness varying from 4 to 9 cm, depending on the number of pages and maps), containing both text and non-text maps (stainless engravings on steel), often engraved by Rémy Hausermann, and more and more frequently as new editions are made.
Almost all city plans, special economic maps and foreign maps are signed by Rémy Hausermann.
Many of the maps of the French colonies are also signed by HR.
However, only a few department maps are actually signed by Rémy Hausermann. According to some experts in ancient engravings, if these maps were not signed individually, they would have been engraved by R. Hausermann, especially in the most recent editions of 1896.
These books are now available in antique dealers specializing in ancient books.
As these atlases were to be consulted often, original bindings have become rare. It is still found, they are typical of the publisher Fayard, with its red covered decoration. It is likely that later, simplified bindings were put on sale by the publisher.
Replacement covers are the most common today, simpler, sometimes in good condition, but often with anomalies:
- the first and last pages (they were often more worn or torn): titles, tables of contents, table of maps,
- gaps in pagination
- maps or non-text plans moved voluntarily to other places, or sometimes all grouped at the end of the volume, or often placed in another part connected separately. Thus, often city plans in the 2nd part of the Naional Atlas are found with texts on the departments of the 1st part, probably for consulting conveniences.
Finally, booksellers today often disassemble the bindings of hard-to-market books, to extract off-text maps that are easier to dispose of, because more sought after than texts and less expensive to one's own work.
L'Atlas National de la France et ses Colonies was presented in 2 parts,
The the first part wasNational Atlas proper, With 500 pages, with general information about France, the description of each of the 87 departments and of each of the French Colonies, with in addition to text, about 100 to 120 maps, including those of the 87 departments.
The second part was a "Dictionary of the Communes" On about 300 pages, it is alphabetically ranked with about 80 non-text plans of the major cities.
Both parts could be sold together, which made a very heavy volume (9 cm thick, more than 5kg) of 814 pages and 200 maps and plans (photo opposite).
There have been several editions of this Atlas National. The 1877 edition (500 pages) is signed by La Brugère and Vusset.
The National Atlas of 1880 The text of the book is signed by La Brugère alone. Nevertheless, the text of 500 pages appears to be identical for both editions.
L'Atlas National Edition 1896 is signed by La Brugère, but has 564 pages of text and, new, city plans appear: 139 maps and city plans.
The maps were updated especially for the Colonies, for example Madagascar incorporated following the treaty of 1895. But it seems that the 2nd part Dictionary of the Communes is no longer reissued in 1896.
A complete Atlas National 1877 with 2 parts. Dimensions: 33 x 23 x 9 cm
Large and strong In-4°, green half leather binding and marbled cardboard, 814 pages. Smooth back with golden title. Illustrated in colours and off-text of map and city plans engraved on steel.
Binding on the bites. The binder appears to be original, no apparent changes or errors in the pagination. Both parts are connected together.
Part I :"Atlas", edition 1877.
500 pages of statistics (census of 1872) on each department and colonies. Off-text: 111 maps (including 87 departmental maps). The map table shows their location within the first volume.
Part 2 " Dictionary of the Communes",
edition 1877314 pages of descriptions per commune, and 118 maps and non-text plans, all grouped at the end of the second volume, before the tables.
(In the Dictionary of the Communes Edition 1880, 324 pages, because there are 10 pages of additional population statistics per canton.
In all 2 volumes of the National Atlas, about 102 maps and plans are signed by Rémy Hausermann (9 in the 1st part and 93 in the 2nd part). Some experts say
The original bounding (clean to the editor Artème Fayard) of a Atlas National 1880, part 1
In this Atlas there are 115 maps of which 87 are
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Map of Calvados de l'Atlas National 1877, not signed. On this map, the thumbnail engraved in cartridge representing the church of St. Peter in Caen is missing. It appears in later editions, notably1896.
In 1896, the National Atlas was republished, but it seems that the Dictionnaire des communes part disappeared. The whole then makes 560 pages of text supplemented by 136 general maps, departments, and city plans
Atlas National La Brugère and Trousset, edition 1877
See: Contents
Table of cards
Dictionary of the Communes,
1877 and 1880 editions
Title and summary above
Atlas National La Brugère, 1880 edition
See: Contents
Table of cards
Dictionary of the Communes, edition 1877
table of (67) maps and plans [first form]
Atlas National La Brugère, 1896 edition
(there was a reprint in 1901)
See: Contents
alphabetical table of contents
Table of maps/plans and alphabetical table of maps/plans
Dictionary of the Communes, 1877 and 1880 editions
table of maps and plans [2nd form]
To complete the National Atlas, the Ardème FAYARD editor has created a Universal Atlas
with plans and maps engraved by Rémy Hausermann.
It's a big and big in 4° format 23 x 33 cm
We know about it. 2 editions: a first in 1877
and the second about 1895
the latter It was designed to complement the Atlas National de la France and its Colonies. Everything about France and its Colonies is therefore very much in the list.
Universal Atlas around 1895 (National Atlas Complementation)
François de La Brugère
see Table of maps and plans
623 pages, 155 colour maps and plans, almost all signed by Rémy Hausermann
Universal Atlas The Brugère and Baralle
edition 1877
See Table of cards and Table of plans
410 pages + 84 maps (including 16 from Rémy Hausermann) + 64 city plans (including 55 from Rémy Hausermann)
See the Fayard binding photo of origin of this atlas:
(Example rare, purchased on Ebay in 2011)
Advertising around 1875, for a universal atlas by Maurice Dunan, with maps engraved by R. Hausermann (example Switzerland below)
I haven't found any of this atlas.It is possible that it did not succeed and that the Universal Atlas La Brugère replaced it?
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Carted and engraved by R. Hausermann for the Dunan atlas
From these great Universal Atlases and from France, the publisher Fayard shot in 1879,
2 Atlas in 4° of the main cities, France and the Worldby removing pages from geographical texts.
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These two works, which have become rare and almost impossible to find, are the author of F. De La Brugère and
Remy Hausermann, which is qualified in the title page:
"Vice-President of the Congress of Geographical Sciences 1878; member of several societies
of Geography - Awarded for this work at the Paris World Exhibition 1878"
Atlas of the Great Cities of France
original bounds of the publisher Fayard
title of this volume of the major cities of France
All maps are engraved and signed by Rémy Hausermann
Atlas of the Great Cities of the World
original bounds of the publisher Fayardtitle of this volume of the major cities of the WorldAll maps are engraved and signed by Rémy Hausermann
They're taken from a small
"Atlas de Poche des Départements de la France"
edited by Lasailly and dated 1876.
Here are two of these little atlases that have become rare, one in its original binding (against this) The following edition has no more title page, lost during a second binding of a book that was to be used very much at the time.
The Atlas of Poche Lassailly, in its original binding of 1876, with the maps of departments and colonies engraved by Rémy Hausermann,
Universal Atlas and Departments and Colonies,
edited by Fayard, circa 1890, with most maps engraved and signed by Rémy Hausermann. Below the cover connected to the Italian format 23x19 cm
and below the map of Calvados
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In this table, drawings or maps taken from the Atlas Nationales and Universals de La Brugère, engraved by Rémy Hausermann (steel engravings)
See a list of maps available in specialized shops
Map of Algeria and Tunisia
map of the Sahara
plan of the Parc de Versailles
France's celebrity map
Map of Paris in the 13th and 14th centuries, with the signed cartridge (sometimes missing in some editions)
Map of Uruguay
map of Argentina
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City of New York
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Plans of the Paris World Exhibition 1878
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Cartridge of the map of the surroundings of Paris with signature (sometimes missing in some editions)
Map of Paris in the 4th and 12th centuries, with the signed cartridge (sometimes missing in some editions)
Seine-et-Oise
Seine and Marne
Maps of departments extracted from the National Atlas published by Fayard circa 1896
These cards are on sale at Wilfrid Marty in Toulouse, specialist in ancient engravings. He thinks that these maps were engraved by Rémy Hausermann, although not all of them are signed
Finish
Indre-et-Loire
Channel
Calvados, with a cartridge, the engraving of St Peter's Church in Caen, which is missing in some editions of the 77s and 80s.
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Original maps for the Catholic Missions of Lyon
A thesis supported in 2007 at the Université Lumière Lyon II is about the Catholic Missions of Lyon. This doctoral thesis (Vasquez) devotes a chapter to the engravers of their maps and among them the main one that would have been Rémy Hausermann.extract from this thesis (page 4231) and list of maps engraved by Rémy Hausermann in this context.List of maps made for the Catholic Missions of Lyon (page 4233)
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The map was a "primitive card", supplement to the newspaper, "The Catholic Missions" of 1901.
On the sidelines of the map, in manuscript, the journey of Reverend Father Allaire.
The map mentions the various places frequented by the religious, in the French Congo. The map is in good condition, small cuts at some corners of folds but without any gaps.
Extract from the doctoral thesis of history by Jean-Michel VASQUEZ (UNIVERSITE LUMIERE LYON II):
A MISSIONARY CARTOGRAPHY. Africa from exploration to appropriation, in the name of Christ and science (1870s - 1930s).
Thesis directed by Mr. Claude Prudhomme. Supported on 21 December 2007
"...In general, the most interesting maps are engraved, the others simply redesigned, but the same specialist often carries out both activities. The term engraver is probably more reference to technical know-how; that of drafter, coupled with geographer, involves reassuring scientific knowledge. Wuhrer is the most frequently cited engraver in the early years of the review. There is also a certain Roux. But especially, as from 1879, the magazine takes care to use the same person, the designer-geographer Rémi HausermannIn 1879 Hausermann was commissioned to write the map of Equatorial Africa, transmitted by the RP Charmante, and he carried out a rigorous work that was worth becoming the drawing artist who produced all the documents which represented a certain value. He took over the map of RP Carrie on the route from Loango to Oubangui in 1888; he was also the representative of the unusual journey of RP Le Roy to Kilimanjaro and Zanguebar in 1892, or the vicinity of Madagascar according to RP Roblet in 1895.
But its role is essential in the realization of the large premium cards offered to subscribers. Hausermann represented missions on all continents, favouring a clear, neat and especially color image. Its large format is intended to be shown, exposed. Hausermann works in comfortable conditions. He does not know the competition because few work on the representation of the missions and the ecclesiastical hierarchy. The only orders come from the publications of the Propagation of the Faith that exercise a real monopoly. His maps, because they deal with a relatively static subject, do not suffer editorial pressure and do not fear being too quickly overtaken by the most recent discoveries. Rémi Hausermann is intimately associated with the original project of the magazine which was to cover all the missions of the world. His name appears in the general corpus 42 times including thirty for the premium cards; on Africa, he signs 22 documents, some ten for the great maps. The councils of the Work speak of him in the correspondence they exchange between Paris and Lyon. Hausermann, for his part, specialized in school publications with numerous silent geography books or elementary mapping manuals. His research on the pedagogical virtues of the map in geography can easily be found in the documents he intended for Catholic Missions: simple aspects, rich information and consulting practices. He gave the maps of the magazine an inimitable style that he would reproduce over the corpus from 1880 to 1915. By taking up the same methods of representation, colour and calligraphy for each card, he gives unity to the corpus of the cards. His work embodies the desire for collection that the magazine was pursuing."
List (by publication date, prepared by JM Vasquez in his book on Missionary Mapping in Africa) of large annual bonus cards offered to subscribers of the magazine of Catholic Missions, most engraved by Rémy Hausermann: (On page 4233 the reproductions of many of them)
1878-79 - Siam
1880 - Equatorial Africa by HR
1881 - Sahara,(per HR), United States, Madagascar
1882 - Congo, Zambezi, Syria-Egypt, Zanguebar center1883
- Cochinchin
1885 -Senegambia, China
1883 - Japan
by HR
1885 - Madagascar
by HR
1886 - Korea
by HR
1887 - India by HR
1889 - French Indochina by HR
1890 - China
by HR,
1891 - Africa
by HR
1893 - Ottoman Empire by HR
1894 - Canada
by HR
1895 - Africa by HR
1896 - Oceania
by HR
1897 - French Sudan by HR
1898 - Japan
by HR
1899 - North-East Africa by HR
1900 - United States
by HR
1901 - African Centre by HR
1902 - South Africa by HR
1903 - Madagascar
by HR
1904 - South East Asian by HR
1905 - Africa
by HR
1906 - Australia
by HR
1907 - India
by HR
1908 - South America by HR
1909 - Scandinavian countries by HR
1910 - British islands by HR
1911 - Balkans
by HR
1912 - Eastern China by HR
1913 - Western China by HR
1914 - Holy Land, Palestine by HR
1915 - Northern Syria (edged by Albert Hausermann)
(Rémy Hausermann ceased his business in 1910 and his nephew Albert took over.)
Associated with G. Pauly, Rémy Hausermann, has produced The school curriculum is designed for primary, higher and secondary education classes.
Lists of school books for sale in the trade, all signed by G. Pauly and R. Hausermann
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Several of the atlases Pauly and Hausermann
Geography by department, here the Seine
Small Universal School atlas of Geography, Higher CoursesGustave Guérin
End 19th. In-8 format Square. Cartoon
260 pages + very many colour maps in non-text. Special teaching of Geography. Based on the curricula of the Primary Schools and Secondary Education 1887-90.
This copy was inherited in 1987 from Simone Hausermann (worship Cordelle). It covers the first cover page of the handwritten signature of Eugene Hausermann (1869-1924), son of Rémy Hausermann
. Poor condition. Cover unwrapped. Acceptable interior.
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Small Universal School atlas of GeographyGustave Guérin
Late 19th. In-8 format Square.
93 pages + 84 colour maps in non-text. Special teaching of Geography. Based on the curricula of the Higher Primary Schools and Secondary Education 1885-87.
See title page of a universal atlas, upper court and its table of the 3 different parts often edited separately:
Geography Atlas for Primary Classes, Grade 1
Gustave Guérin, editor.
39 pages of text, 25 maps, 19 figures and 16 watercolours from Ciceri. Illustrated many drawings and maps in non-text color. For the use of CEP candidates and elementary classes in colleges and high schools. Complies with the 1885 and 1887 programmes.
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Small Atlas of the World minus France, Higher and Secondary Education, (programs 1885-87).
In-8 Square. Cartooned. Without date, around 1900. 50 pages + 41 boards of cards in color out of text.
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Linked together, 6 modern geography notebooks of France, according to the programs of the University. Gustave Guérin
In-8 Square
Cahier atlas N°6 French colonies, not connected
Other works illustrated with maps without text engraved by Rémy Hausermann:
(notably seen and purchased on the Internet)
Published in 1901, a vine and wine atlas had 19 maps drawn by remy Hausermann
Extract from the Preface of the Atlas of the Vine and Wine by Paul Jamain:
"All these maps are the conscientious and laborious work of Mr. Hausermann. Nothing has been neglected to make them accurate and complete"
The map of Gironde vineyards, one of the 19 maps
Another map: the vineyard of the Medoc
List of 19 maps:
France (together),
Gironde,
Med
Big and Small Graves and Between Two Seas,
Sauternes,
Libournais in the Blayais,
Upper Burgundy (Côte d'Or),
Lower Burkina Faso,
Thunderstorms,
Auxerrois,
Avallon,
The Riceys
Beaujolais,
Maconnais,
Chalonnais,
Champagne,
Epernay,
Reims,
Algeria, Tunisia
The 2 volumes of thehistory of Saint Paul by Abbé Fouard (1901)
illustrated with 9 maps and maps engraved by Rémy Hausermann
This book was reissued in a great many ways after 1901.
1st and 2nd Missions
3rd mission
journey from the prisoner to Rome
Volume 1, its Missions
Plans of St Paul Island in Crete and St Paul Bay in Malta
The Roman Empire
Plan of the ruins of Ephesus
Jerusalem Plan
Volume 2 , his last years
Rome Plan
Map of Judea
Other maps, engraved or edited by Rémy Hausermann, on very different orders, between 1875 and 1916
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A large plan of Nantes engraved around 1916 for the Jouanne guides. At that time Rémy Hausermann was retired and resided at his daughter Marthe Feuilrebois in Vertou, suburb of Nantes
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Plan of the Seine department, circa 1890
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Wood of Vincennes at 1/16000
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Bois de Boulogne at 1/16000
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Great nautical map of the North Sea, c1890, not signed or dated, edited by the publishing house bought in 1889 by Rémy Hausermann (successor of Robiquet Hydrographe).
The cartridge of the enlarged map below shows the name of Rémy Hausermann successor to Robiquet.
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Title map of the North Sea
I haven't found a copy of this yet, either on Gallica or at SHOM.
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Africa Equatorial France sheet 1, circa 1910
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Africa Equatorial France sheet 4, circa 1910
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt, Lebanon, Syria
Red Sea
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Central America
Bolivia
Ecuador
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Map of the Eastern War, for a newspaper, uncertain era
Italy and the Balkans, c1896
Map of the Eastern Wars in 1912
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Central Asia at I/7500000 around 1886
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Part of a plan of New Caledonia and Nouméa; engraved around 1890
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Some of his maps were used to illustrate books as diverse as travel books, news journals, children's puzzles, stamp albums etc.
Other maps have been specially engraved by Rémy Hausermann
for 2 different school collections
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Boi
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Boi
The first is the Grand Atlas General of Geogaphia Moderne
by G. Pauly, with 28 large boards, all drawn by G. Pauly and drawn, engraved and signed by Rémy Hausermann. There is also a reduced version with only 12 of these boards. Small General Atlas.
Some of them were used to produce children's wooden puzzles.
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Then there is, in the same format, about 24x32cm, theGeneral Atlas of the 5 parts of the world, by Mauritius Dunan.
The number of maps was 30, drawn by Mr. Dunan, and a large proportion of them were signed by the engraver R. Hausermann.
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Cover of the Atlas Maurice Dunan
In this preface, Maurice Dunan sets out his objectives. "Mr. Hausermann has given his experience of geographical engraving to our work and the sharpness of his maps has allowed us not to fear placing everything that offered a major interest in it"
Description of the book: January 1895-January 1896. Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1898, in-4, half-maroquin blue king, smooth back abundantly decorated with golden motifs, [Rel. de l'époque], walruses rubbed. 2 ff.n.ch., frontispice, 442 pp., 1 f.n.ch., very numerous figures in the text. Cordier, Indosinica, 194. Original edition. Very nicely and abundantly illustrated in the text from the photographs of the author, taken by G. Vuillier and engraved on wood by J. Huyot: 87 figures, including the frontispice and 17 at full page, and 5 maps drawn by Emile Roux and lithographed in colours by R. Hausermann and folded, 3 reproductions of ideographic manuscripts and some sketches. Geographical appendix by Émile Roux.
Book description: Paris, 1881. Chollamel. Grand in-8, 182pp, broche, 4 off-text engravings and map in-fine drawn and engraved by R. Hausermann
Book description: CALMANN LEVY, 1890. Hardcover. In-12. 508 pages. Purple percaline back, gold-plated titles and nets, red and black paper. 2 flyers, engraved by R. Hausermann. Rubbing edges and bits. Binding signed "Cercle of the Union". In-12 Binding. Rubbing corners. Headlined damaged. Fresh interior Dewey classification: 840-Literatures of Romanesque languages. French literature. Bookshop ref. No. R260110712
Map of the Canton of Montesquiou (Atlas General du Gers) PHIQUEPAL D'ARUSMONT; DELATTE, G.
Description of the book: Imp. Becquet L. Chanche, 1882. Map of the Canton drawn up under the administration of Mr. G. Delatte, Prefect of Gers, by the care and direction of Mr. Phiquepal d'Arusmont, Chief Engineer of Bridges and Chaussées, reviewed, corrected and updated by the Administration of Bridges and Chaussées, 1 map in three colours, 92 x 65 cm, engraved by Hausermann and A. Simon, Paris, Imp. Becquet, L. Chanche, Auch, 1882, scale 1/40 000, with map of the city of Montesquiou in cartridge (scale 1 / 5000)
Map of the Canton of Vic-Fezensac (Atlas General du Gers) PHIQUEPAL D'ARUSMONT; DELATTE, G.
Description of the book: Hausermann and A. Simon, Imp. Becquet, L. Chanche, 1881. Map of the Canton prepared under the administration of Mr. G. Delatte, Prefect of Gers, by the care and under the direction of Mr. Phiquepal d'Arusmont, Chief Engineer of Bridges and Chaussées, reviewed, corrected and updated by the Administration of Bridges and Chaussées,
1 map in three colours, 90.5 x 64 cm, engraved by Hausermann A. Simon, Paris, Imp. Becquet, L. Chanche, Auch, 1881, scale 1/40 000, with the plan of the city of Vic-Fezensac in cartridge Satisfactory condition (normal central fold, 2 angular gaps not affecting printing). Language: French. Reference number of the bookstore 15617
In managing his cartographic affairs, Rémy Hausermann has not only achieved success. The judicial archives of the map publishers at the end of the 19th century show that a company he had created has fallen into bankruptcy. This bankruptcy was the subject of a recent university study, which allowed to gather the circumstances of the case in the following text:
File of the bankruptcy in 1883 of Rémy Hausermann,
(summary)
Rémy Hausrmann was born in Paris (on the former 11th arrondissement) on 27 July 1843, from the marriage of Jacques Hausermann and Rosine Hermann in 1857.
All the documents relating to this case indicate that Rémy Hausermann remained at 11 rue de Cluny in Paris.
He married Maria Suter on 8 February 1866 at the town hall of the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
There was no marriage contract, the brides and grooms had nothing.
Rémy Hausermann, son of Jacob Häusermann (his name Swiss) or Jacques Hausermann (his name French), Swiss tailor emigrated to Paris, was naturalized French but only around 1881
He worked in his youth and until his establishment as a geographer for various clients. In particular, he was editor of great atlases of geography. By 1877 he was engraver of maps edited by Fayard, and sometimes printed by the Becquet brothers, printers, whom we will find in this case.
From 1879 until 1910, Rémy Hausermann also engraved large cards in increasing numbers for the Catholic Missions of Lyon.
He also worked for G. Pauly, a writer of many books on school geography, with the publisher Guérin. He stopped this collaboration at a time probably shortly after 1900.
He established himself as an editor on 20 September 1879, buying from the bookstore "Robiquet Hydrographe". It is possible that it was immediately after the death of Mr Robiquet, because in various documents in this case, reference is made to the widow Robiquet and never to the publisher Robiquet himself,
The sale was made at the flat price of 25000F for the stock, equipment and goods.
The corresponding premises were rented 700F per year, with a lease expiring in 1892.
Here are the title pages of 3 books by this publisher "Hausermann, successor of Robiquet, 11 rue de Cluny in Paris". See also a large nautical map of the undated North Sea whose cartridge shows the editor Hausermann, Successor of Robiquet Hydrographe
On November 1, 1881, Rémy Hausermann joined forces with the Becquet brothers, printers at 37 rue des Noyers Paris, and with Mr Simon remaining 22 rue Nicolle in Paris:
They created the company in collective name "Becquet Frères, Hausermann and Simon".
The purpose of the Society was to operate a printing firm, 37 rue des Noyers in Paris, owned by the Becquet brothers.
Rémy Hausermann's contribution to this company, 15,000F, was advanced to him by one of the associated Becquet brothers, Alfred.
A little more than two years later, in January 1883, this partnership was dissolved and Rémy Hausermann withdrew by giving up his rights to the social asset, with the agreement of his co-partners to be discharged from his share in the debts of the dissolved company.
During these 2 years, Rémy Hausermann has been particularly involved in the activities of the company in general terms, and its many other clients in time that he is renowned in Paris, but neglects the activities of his commercial library, which has been bankrupt, including in the inventory of the assets he presents, a stock (for about 4800F) of nautical documents and charts, a stock of 13,000 school cards of G. Pauly (for 1300F) and claims of Pauly (for 11234F) whose details are not specified.
Chronology: the bankruptcy procedure of the library.
April 25, 1883: relationship to creditors
On May 30, 1883, at the Tribunal de Commerce de la Seine, declaration of bankruptcy by judgment rendered at the deposit of certified balance sheet signed by Rémy Hausermann, publisher, before a Judge-Commissioner Mr Gaudineau and a Provisional Syndic (confirmed definitively by judgment on 13 June 1883) Mr Bonneau.
To the liabilities: 45463,10F (established by Rémy Hausermann)
in 20 creditors: Robiquet 13501E
Pauly 11234E
and 18 other persons for the balance, i.e. between 48F and 2275F of claims
To the assets: 41100.00F (established by Rémy Hausermann) as follows:
Commercial and industrial furniture
Store goods 10000F
Atlas for education 6000F
Miscellaneous debits 8000F
Miscellaneous stones 3000F
Cash in cash 100F
2 days later, on 1 June 1883, a Inventory established by the trustee Mr Bonneau in the presence of Rémy Hausermann:
- Cash in cash 100F
- Personal furniture (nil) 0F
- Industrial furniture 10253F
of which various oak furniture, a press to copy (20F) and especially 8038F of boards
lithographical data on copper for hydrographic maps
- 5000F goods. These goods represented a total of 9896F (including 1585 various nautical charts (3170F), 13,000 mute maps of the Pauly atlas (1300F), and numerous hydrographic bookstore documents for the balance.
This estimate was reduced to 5000F for depreciation, fluctuations and all
Other causes.
- Pre-rent 350F
Total retained for this asset inventory: 15703E
Criminal record extract by Rémy Hausermann, established in June 1883, with the mention "none"
On 9 September 1883, a draft Concordat was drawn up with the presentation of the accounts of the Syndic, providing for the abandonment of the assets, approved on 27 September 1883.
The union's account shall indicate:
In recipe: Commercial fund, sold by trustee in the meantime for 20,000F, caisse 100F, and various debtors, total 20640.08F
::Miscellaneous expenses for a total of 2584.01F, including 2 monthly reliefs of 200E each, allocated to the bankrupt
The trustee certified 18056.07F and the judge's approval is required.
On January 10, 1884, the Accounts
after the concordat, before Judge Commissioner Mr Gaudineau and the final trustee Mr Bruneau and in the presence of 6 of the creditors and in the absence of the bankrupt, all summoned regularly with publication.
Reading the report on bankruptcy with support of the detailed income and expenditure account
The balance to be apportioned is 18056.07F, representing 50.04% of the liabilities
The creditors present approved, without comment or reservation, the trustee's accounts and management, and gave him discharge of his duties until the bankruptcy was terminated.
6 years later, on 11 June 1890, the final judgment was given, which is mentioned on the main exhibits of the trial, stating:
"Judgement on 11 June 1890, deciding that the bankrupt shall be subject only to the incapacity laid down by Article 21 of the Act of 4 March 1989"
No indication in the file of the course of proceedings between 1884 and 1890.
The delay may be due to the usual difficulties in finding and obtaining acceptance of small creditors or their waiver or disappearance.
In the following years, it did not appear that this bankruptcy had an impact on Rémy Hausermann's engraver activities.
- The maps of many school works of geography co-written by G. Pauly and R. Hausermann, and at least after 1890.
- Presence of maps engraved by him in the large atlases edited by Fayard, in increasing percentages, to reach 100% of the maps in the last editions of 1896 and 1900.
- Presence of maps engraved by him in historical books and travels, as illustration of stamps albums and spatial puzzle games, and also for geography notably by Henri Dunan and others.
- For the Catholic Missions of Lyon, increasing activities until 1910 (date of his departure inactive), especially for dozens of very large maps engraved on stone.
His engraver's workshop was taken over after his retirement in 1910 by his nephew Albert Hausermann.