377 - Atlases - France

Atlases - France Desnos, (Louis Charles) Useful and Necessary Gifts for Merchants and Travelers, or A Faithful Guide Showing All the Royal and Private Roads of France... Latest Corrected and Expanded Edition. With frontispiece and title page, 158 (including 2 double-sheet-sized) partially colored maps, 1 legend sheet, and 15 text pages, all engraved. Paris, Desnos, 1777. 16° (11.2 x 6.5 cm). Contemporary leather binding with partial floral ornamentation. Gilding on spine, fore-edge, and inner edges; gold-stamped title; endpapers of paper coated blue on one side; and gold edging on the reverse (with a small loss at the top capital, corners slightly bumped, and slight scuffing). Charming French Rococo street atlas designed to fit in a pocket, throughout in pastel-hued antique colors. — Cf. Phillips 7704. — This fully engraved itinerary by Charles-Louis Desnos (1725–1805), a geographer, copperplate engraver, globe and surveying instrument maker, map dealer, and purveyor to the Danish court, contains consistently precisely drawn and boldly engraved maps depicting travel routes radiating from Paris in all directions throughout France, as well as to Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. - The double-sheet-sized engravings include a general map of France and a plan of Paris, along with 16 text pages containing route descriptions. Bound in are 12 blank sheets for notes, one of which contains contemporary notes in pencil. - Front endpapers and frontispiece (recto) with several 19th-century owner’s inscriptions. The first and last leaves are slightly soiled and have fingerprints in places; otherwise, the volume is clean overall. A charming French Rococo pocket-sized street atlas, partially colored in contemporary style throughout. Boldly illustrated with a frontispiece, an illustrated title page, 158 (including 2 double-page) partially colored maps, as well as 1 page of legends and 15 pages of text, all engraved. Bound in marbled contemporary calf with partial floral gold tooling, gilt title, decorative endpapers made of blue-colored paper, and gilt edges throughout (with minor flaws to the upper headband, the corners somewhat bumped, and the boards worn). - Cf. Phillips 7704. - This fully engraved itinerary by Charles-Louis Desnos (1725–1805)—geographer, engraver, globe and instrument maker, map dealer, and purveyor to the Danish court—contains precisely drawn and boldly engraved maps depicting travel routes from Paris in all directions across France, as well as to Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. - The double-page engravings include a general map of France and a plan of Paris. Sixteen of the text pages contain route descriptions. Bound in are 12 blank sheets for personal notes, one page of which bears contemporary remarks in pencil. - The front endpapers and the blank recto of the frontispiece feature several 19th-century owner’s inscriptions. The first and last leaves are slightly soiled and have fingerprints in places; otherwise, this is a clean copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.