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3 - [ATLAS - CARTOGRAPHY]. DUFRÉNOY (A.) - BEAUMONT (Élie de). GEOLOGICAL MAP OF FRANCE. Paris, Picquet, [c. 1841]. Six canvas-mounted and folded sheets, each measuring 73 × 111 cm, the set housed in a two-part cardboard slipcase from the publisher, with a round red shagreen spine featuring decorative raised bands and a gilt title. FIRST EDITION of this RARE AND IMPORTANT MAP, engraved on steel and WATERCOLORED, complete in six parts, produced under the direction of Mr. BROCHANT DE VILLIERS, Inspector General of Mines. In 1822, Brochant de Villiers was entrusted with the task of creating a geological map of France, modeled after the English map, with the assistance of two young mining engineers, A. Dufrénoy and Élie de Beaumont. It was presented to the Academy of Sciences on December 20, 1841. A BEAUTIFUL COPY, preserved in its lovely shagreen case decorated with the publisher’s mark, in EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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[ATLAS - CARTOGRAPHY]. DUFRÉNOY (A.) - BEAUMONT (Élie de). GEOLOGICAL MAP OF FRANCE. Paris, Picquet, [c. 1841]. Six canvas-mounted and folded sheets, each measuring 73 × 111 cm, the set housed in a two-part cardboard slipcase from the publisher, with a round red shagreen spine featuring decorative raised bands and a gilt title. FIRST EDITION of this RARE AND IMPORTANT MAP, engraved on steel and WATERCOLORED, complete in six parts, produced under the direction of Mr. BROCHANT DE VILLIERS, Inspector General of Mines. In 1822, Brochant de Villiers was entrusted with the task of creating a geological map of France, modeled after the English map, with the assistance of two young mining engineers, A. Dufrénoy and Élie de Beaumont. It was presented to the Academy of Sciences on December 20, 1841. A BEAUTIFUL COPY, preserved in its lovely shagreen case decorated with the publisher’s mark, in EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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