CARTOGRAPHY - Charles PICQUET (1771-1827, cartographer, ordinary geographer to t…

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CARTOGRAPHY - Charles PICQUET (1771-1827, cartographer, ordinary geographer to the King) / Set of 2 invoices, one of which paid in his own hand, 1818, to the booksellers Majimel, Anselin and Pochard, beautiful headpieces illustrated with the King's coat of arms.

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