Lot n° 71
Estimation :
1500 - 1500
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 4 531EUR
PARIS. - PLAN DE PARIS commencé l'année 1734 et gravé sous l - Lot 71
PARIS. - PLAN DE PARIS commencé l'année 1734 et gravé sous les ordres de Messire Michel-Étienne Turgot... Paris, (1739); large folio, early 19th century blue half-maroquin binding, fleurdelisé spine.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ANCIENT PLAN OF PARIS in 20 double-page plates: bird's-eye view of the streets, squares, houses and monuments of the capital, meticulously drawn and engraved.
A double-page plan at the head shows how to connect the plates to form a single large panorama.
The fancy paper on the boards appears to cover the original decorated red morocco. Angular staining to a few plates.
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