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LEMEAU de LA JAISSE, Pierre Carte générale de la monarchie françoise, contenant l'histoire militaire [...] avec l'explication de plusieurs matières intéressantes, tant pour les gens de guerre que pour les curieux de tous états [...]. Présentée au Roy le XVII. février M.DCC.XXX. [...]. Updated by the Author in 1733. [Paris] s.n. 1733 In-f° oblong: title, dedication and 19 ff. to mount, some on double page (small marg. tears, sometimes with all small lacks except the 1st f. with restored and reinforced margins, some small and faint stains). Brown half cloth, smooth spine (untrimmed). First edition of this work presented in the form of synoptic tables intended to be mounted on a single large map. Prestigious publication, finely engraved on heavy paper, containing the title (with Avertissement),- the dedication engraved in an allegorical decor with portraits of Henri IV and Louis XIV,- 15 synoptic tables illustrated with medallion portraits of the kings, views of Versailles, Paris, the Hôtel royal des Invalides and miniaturized plans of 101 towns in France, in 202 medallions, with their fortifications and coats of arms,- a leaf with table and approval.
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LEMEAU de LA JAISSE, Pierre Carte générale de la monarchie françoise, contenant l'histoire militaire [...] avec l'explication de plusieurs matières intéressantes, tant pour les gens de guerre que pour les curieux de tous états [...]. Présentée au Roy le XVII. février M.DCC.XXX. [...]. Updated by the Author in 1733. [Paris] s.n. 1733 In-f° oblong: title, dedication and 19 ff. to mount, some on double page (small marg. tears, sometimes with all small lacks except the 1st f. with restored and reinforced margins, some small and faint stains). Brown half cloth, smooth spine (untrimmed). First edition of this work presented in the form of synoptic tables intended to be mounted on a single large map. Prestigious publication, finely engraved on heavy paper, containing the title (with Avertissement),- the dedication engraved in an allegorical decor with portraits of Henri IV and Louis XIV,- 15 synoptic tables illustrated with medallion portraits of the kings, views of Versailles, Paris, the Hôtel royal des Invalides and miniaturized plans of 101 towns in France, in 202 medallions, with their fortifications and coats of arms,- a leaf with table and approval.
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