127 - D'ANVILLE, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon. A Description of Ancient Gaul Based on Roman Monuments.

D'ANVILLE, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon. A Description of Ancient Gaul Based on Roman Monuments. First edition of this topographical dictionary of the cities of ancient Gaul, illustrated with a beautiful fold-out map of Gaul under the Roman Empire. Paris, published by Desaint and Saillant and by Durand, 1760. In-8, black half-basane with small corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt friezes and fleurons, red title label, edges ? (contemporary binding). XXVI and 754 pages, 1 engraved title page by Gravelot after Le Mire, 1 large fold-out map by Bourguignon d’Anville, engraved separately and hand-colored (Gaul under the Roman Empire), headers, initials, and tailpieces. Binding rubbed with slight losses, a few minor foxing spots, and a tiny puncture on the map. First edition of this topographical dictionary of the cities of ancient Gaul by the geographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville (1697–1782). It is illustrated with a large fold-out map of Gaul under the Roman Empire, hand-colored. As the King’s chief geographer and a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville (1697–1782) produced 211 maps, considered the finest of his time. Their accuracy, based on the most recent discoveries, revolutionized cartography. [Quérard Fr. litt. I.76]. A fine copy, complete with its map in excellent condition.