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  Die Indienne-Druckerei im Drei-Seen-Land im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert
von Ingrid Ehrensperger, in: Seebutz, Heimatbuch des Seelandes und Murtenbiets, 2003
Biel 2002, S. 29-49

7 black and white illustrations, 2 drawings of the local situation

ISBN: 3-906140-51-2

price: sFr. 14.80
  In her article the author gives the description of the families involved in the cotton printing industries:
Labran or Labram, DeLuze, Bovet, Verdan, and their development from about 1691 to the mid 19th century

In a second part she gives an idea of all the places where there were manufactures: Le Bied (also Vieille Eau), Biel, La Borcarderie, La Fabrique Neuve of Cortaillod, Le Petit Cortaillod, Courgevaux (Greng), Cressier, Delsberg, Freoiburg, Greng, Grandchamp, Les Isles, Pré Royer, La Poissine, Portalban, Saint-Blaise/Marin, Vauvilliers/Boudry.
  this means geographically:

 

 

 

 

Canton of Neuchâtel:
river Seyon: Pré Royer (Chézard-Saint-Martin), La Borcarderie (Valangin)
river Areuse: Vauvilliers (Boudry), Les Isles (Boudry), Grandchamp (Boudry), La Poissine (Cortaillod), see also Pré Royer and Le Bied, La Fabrique-Neuve (Cortaillod), Le Petit Coprtaillod (Cortaillod), Le Bied (Colombier)
river Zihl: Saint Blaise/Marin, Cressier

 

 

 

 

Canton of Freiburg:
Greng, Courgevaux, Portalban, Freiburg

 

 

 

 

Basle, France respectively
Dep. Haut-Rhin later Canton of Berne, Biel, Delsberg
  in chronological order:

 

 

1713
1727
1727
1732
1733
1734
1734
1741
1747
1750
1750
1752
1766
1788
1785
1803

Pré Royer, until 1720
La Poissine, until 1734, afterwards to Le Bied
Les Isles, until 1844
Le Petit Cortaillod, until 1774, afterwards to Fabrique-Neuve
Cressier, intil 1765
Le Bied, until 1806
Greng, until 1784
Vauvillers, until 1855 resp. 1874
Biel, until 1842
Grandchamp, until 1841
resp. 1759 Saint-Blaise/Marin, until 1837
La Fabrique-Neuve, until 1854
La Borcarderie, until 1817
Portalban, probably until 1798
Freiburg, until 1805
Delsberg, without importance

 

 

 

 

 

 
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