Description:
N.p., 1739.Folio [558 x 443 mm] bound in red morocco, covers decorated with fleur-de-lys borders, fleurs-de-lys in the corners, coat of arms in the center, spine ribbed and decorated with fleur-de-lys of various sizes, stars and gilt fillets, inner border decorated with fleurs-de-lys, gilt edges. Contemporary binding.
First issue of the most famous antique map of Paris, called " plan de Turgot ".
James de Rothschild. 2312; Cohen 807.
It is composed of one plan of combination and of 20 engraved plates on double-page (800 x 515 mm) representing the capital, house by house, in a panoramic view. "
We propose by making this engraved map to show at a glance all the buildings and all the streets of Paris " informed the editor.
"This bird's eye map, the widest of this sort ever tackled, is known under the improper designation of 'Plan de Turgot'. It is composed (besides the map of combination) of twenty leaves that, altogether, form five ranks. Each leave as a surround of 79 centim. large on 50 high. The… Read More