In four separate and small articles, the complete route of the world’s first auto race was published in La Locomotion Automobile. The four separate sections are meticously described, whitnessing thereby how carefully the preparations were made by the organisers. (Translation of original Text).
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La Locomotion Automobile — 2nd Year, No. 2 – No. 5, February – May 1895
Official Route OF THE AUTOMOBILE RACE
PARIS-BORDEAUX-PARIS, June 1895
LA LOCOMOTION AUTOMOBILE, Second Year. — N° 2, February 1895, Page 30
Today, our readers will find in the Revue the first of four plates intended to make up the Official Route Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, specially prepared for them by P. Colas, the highly distinguished engraver of the Automobile Race Committee.
The other three plates will appear in subsequent issues, so as to provide, by the month of June, complete information to all those interested in this major event.
A separate edition, in the form of an album that folds out like a folding screen, with an elegant cover measuring 0.20 m × 0.14 m and unfolding to a length of nearly 3 meters, will soon be available for purchase at the Revue’s offices, 2 Place du Caire, Paris, at a price of 1.50 francs for the paperback edition and 2 francs for the hardcover edition (plus 0.25 francs for free shipping).
Subscriptions, accompanied by a money order or postage stamps, are now being accepted, payable to the Director of *La Locomotion Automobile*, 2, place du Caire, Paris.
PARIS-BORDEAUX ROUTE (Paris–Meung-sur-Loire route. 154 kilometers)
PROFILE SCALES:
For elevations: 1 / 250.000 or 1 m/m for 250 meters. For lengths: 32 / 1,000 (approximately 1 m/m per 3 meters).
LEGEND:
Profile: â– Route alignment. *** 0- Cities and towns. *** /-Railroad line. Bridge or railroad crossing. *** ^1 Road or path crossing. ** River or stream.
Map: Gravel road. / Railroad line. / Station. / Road crossed. / Path. / River or stream.
LA LOCOMOTION AUTOMOBILE, Second Year. — N° 3, March 1895, page 54
Today, our readers will find in the Revue the second of four plates intended to make up the official route Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, specially prepared for them by P. Colas, an engraver in Paris.
The other two plates will appear in subsequent issues, so as to provide, by the month of June, complete information to all those interested in this major event.
A separate edition, in the form of an album folded like a folding screen, with an elegant cover measuring 0.20 m × 0.14 m and unfolding to a length of nearly 3 meters, will soon go on sale at the Revue’s offices, 2 Place du Caire, Paris, at a price of 1 fr. 50 for the paperback edition and 2 fr. for the hardcover edition (plus 0 fr. 25 for free shipping). Subscriptions, accompanied by a money order or postage stamps, are now being accepted, payable to the Director of *La Locomotion Automobile*, 2, place du Caire, Paris.
PARIS-BORDEAUX ROUTE (Meung-sur-Loire — Les Ormes route. 150 kilometers)
LA LOCOMOTION AUTOMOBILE, Second Year. — N° 4, April 1895, page 78 + 79
Today, our readers will find in the Revue the third of four plates that make up the Official Paris–Bordeaux–Paris Route, specially prepared for them by P. Colas, an engraver in Paris.
The fourth plate will appear in the next issue, so as to provide comprehensive information for the month of June to all those interested in this major event.
A separate edition, in the form of an album that folds out like a folding screen, with an elegant cover measuring 0.20 m × 0.14 m and unfolding to a length of nearly 3 meters, will soon be available for purchase at the Revue’s offices, 2 Place du Caire, Paris, at a price of 1 fr. 50 for the paperback edition and 2 fr. for the hardcover edition (plus 0 fr. 25 for shipping).
Subscriptions, accompanied by a money order or postage stamps made out to the Director of *La Locomotion Automobile*, 2, place du Caire, Paris, are now being accepted.
PARIS-BORDEAUX ROUTE Route (Les Ormes — Angoulême: 160 kilometers)
LA LOCOMOTION AUTOMOBILE, Second Year. — N° 5, May 1895, page 116
Today, our readers will find in the Revue the last of the four plates that make up the Official Route — Paris-Bordeaux-Paris — created especially for them by P. Colas, an engraver in Paris.
A separate edition, in the form of an album folded like a folding screen, with an elegant cover measuring 0.20 m × 0.14 m and unfolding to a length of nearly 3 meters, is currently on sale at the Revue’s offices, 2 Place du Caire, Paris, at a price of 1 fr. 50 for the paperback edition and 2 fr. for the hardcover edition (postage included for an additional 0 fr. 25).
Subscriptions, accompanied by a money order or postage stamps made out to the Director of *La Locomotion Automobile*, 2, place du Caire, Paris, are now being accepted.
PARIS-BORDEAUX ROUTE (Angoulême–Bordeaux section: 132 kilometers)
