17 - [18TH CENTURY; ETCHING; ROYAL URBAN PLANNING; PARIS]

[18TH CENTURY; ETCHING; ROYAL URBAN PLANNING; PARIS] Set of 8 framed engravings, all taken from Michel Félibien’s *Histoire de la Ville de Paris*, published in 5 volumes in 1725 by Guillaume Desprez and Jean Desessartz. Includes: - CHEVOTET and HERISSET. Perspective exterior view of the Royal Church of Les Invalides. Plate no. 12. Image size: 35 x 44.5 cm. Frame size: 47.5 x 59 cm. - CHEVOTET and AELINE. Perspective view of the Place des Victoires. Plate No. 15. Image size: 30 x 47 cm. Frame size: 43.5 x 59 cm. - CHEVOTET and HERISSET. Perspective view of the Place de Louis le Grand. Plate No. 16. Image size: 29.5 x 44.5 cm. Frame size: 43.5 x 59 cm. - LE BLOND and HERISSET. Perspective view of the Collège des Quatre-Nations. Plate No. 18. Image size: 32.5 x 46 cm. Frame size: 48.5 x 59 cm. - CHAUFOURIER and DUPERONE. View of part of the city of Paris from the St. Germain de Lauxerois intersection to the Hôtel de Conty. Plate No. 33. Image size: 28 x 52 cm. Frame size: 43.5 x 68.5 cm. - CHAUFOURIER and SANRY. View of part of the city of Paris from the Quatre-Nations to the Pont Royal. Plate No. 34. View size: 26 x 53 cm. Frame size: 43.5 x 68.5 cm. - CHAUFOURIER. View of the city of Paris from the direction of the Île Notre-Dame. Plate No. 35. Image size: 28 x 49 cm. Frame size: 43 x 59 cm. - Perspective view of the façade of the Royal Abbey of Val de Grace (artist and engraver not identified; plate number also missing). Image size: 33.5 x 43 cm. Frame size: 48 x 58.5 cm. Good condition. Fresh paper