127 - Tassin, Nicolas. Plans and Profiles of the Principal Cities of the Province of Brittany, with a General Map and Detailed Maps of Each of Their Administrations. No place (Paris), no publisher (Tavernier), no date (1631 or 1634).

Tassin, Nicolas. Plans and Profiles of the Principal Cities of the Province of Brittany, with a General Map and Detailed Maps of Each of Their Administrations. No place (Paris), no publisher (Tavernier), no date (1631 or 1634). 1 oblong 8vo volume, modern full brown calfskin binding, with a photocopy of the title page inserted into the front cover. This volume, entirely engraved—including both text and maps—contains 2 text leaves and 26 black-and-white plates featuring city views and maps. Each leaf measures 19 x 14 cm, and the engraving measures 15 x 10.5 cm. The cities and departments featured are: General Map of Brittany, Anceny, Belle-Isle, Blauet, Bouïn, Brest, Conquerneau, Conquest, Hannebon, Morbian, Nantes, Rennes, Saint-Malo. A fine copy; the sheets were likely washed before being bound. A clean copy of this extremely rare collection of engravings on the province of Brittany. An incomplete collection (7 plates) from the same volume is included; the plates are loose. See photos for details.