75 - MAPS. FRANCE.

MAPS. FRANCE. Set of two maps -CASSINI DE THURY, César-François. MARALDI, G.-D. New map showing the main triangles that serve as the basis for the Geometric Description of France. Surveyed by order of the King. Paris, 1744. Map engraved on copper and hand-colored at the time (58.5 x 66 cm) in 15 sections mounted on canvas, in a green slipcase and case (20 x 13.5 cm) from the 18th century (case worn, lacking the text in the side margins, tears along the folds in the canvas, small losses at the corners). Known as the “map of the new triangles” (referring to the triangulation technique), it was surveyed by Cassini III and Maraldi under Louis XV to prepare for the undertaking of the great “Cassini Map.” Engraved in black on copper by Guillaume Dheulland, it is embellished with two decorative cartouches (title and warning). -BRUE, Adrien Hubert Physical and Road Map of France, Switzerland, and Northern Italy, also showing the post stations, their intermediate distances, the post offices, and the stopping points in the Kingdom of France. Paris: J. Goujon, 1826. Large black copperplate engraving (65.5 x 97 cm), mounted on canvas and folded (approx. 27 x 15 cm), in a slipcase and a period bronze-green case edged with a gilt border (minor flaws on the case, paper very slightly oxidized). A fine copy. A revised, corrected, and expanded edition of this map, which first appeared in August 1821. It includes markings for staging posts, roads, and post offices. Two cardboard inserts contain small maps showing Corsica and the roads from Rome to Naples. Copy with colored boundaries.