232 - TURGOT (MICHEL ETIENNE) AND LOUIS BRETEZ.

TURGOT (MICHEL ETIENNE) AND LOUIS BRETEZ. Map of Paris begun in 1734, folding double-page index map, and 20 map sheets by Claude Lucas after Louis Bretez; plates 18 and 19, featuring a large cartouche, are joined and folded; faint toning; contemporary marbled calf binding with gilt edges and the coat of arms of the city of Paris, gilded borders and spine compartments with fleurs-de-lis, g.e., lower hinges coming loose, extremities of spine rubbed, light wear [Brunet I, 1224], folio (555 x 450 mm.), Paris, 1739 Footnotes: A magnificent, detailed bird’s-eye view of the entire city of Paris, prepared between 1734 and 1739. The 20 sheets form a single enormous map (approximately 3200 x 2500 mm when joined) with a decorative border and enough detail to still be of use to researchers studying Paris’s pre-Haussmann architecture. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: # # A reduced VAT rate of 5.5% will be charged on the buyer’s premium. This is subject to change by the government, and the rate payable will be the rate in effect on the date of the sale.For books, the buyer’s premium is subject to a reduced VAT rate of 5.5%. This rate is subject to change by the French authorities, and the rate payable will be the rate in effect on the date of the sale. For further information on this lot, please visit Bonhams.com