Plan de Paris commencé l'année 1734. . Dessiné et gravé, sous les ordres de Messire Michel Etienne Turgot, Marquis de Sousmons seigneur de St. Germain sur Eaulne ... Achevé de graver en 1739 ... Levé et dessiné par Louis Bretez. Gravé par Claude Lucas. Et écrit par Aubin.
Louis Bretez (d.1736)
Category
Maps
Date
1739
Materials
Leather and paper
Measurements
539 x 336 mm; 24 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
France
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3065050
Summary
Bibliographic description
20 plates . maps . fol.. MS. on flyleaf: 'The maps in this volume were finished in 1739. There is added at the end a plan of Paris in 1793 divided into sections', i.e. 'Nouveau plan de Paris et fauxbourgs', Esnauts et Rapilly, 1793.. Binding: Calf; gilt mandorla centrepiece on boards, with ship in centre; gilt rolled and ruled to form a border; corner pieces; gilt tooling on spine; title label lettered in gilt: 'Plans de Paris'; gilt edged. Some repair work.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Louis Bretez (d.1736) Claude Lucas (1685–1765) Michel-Etienne Turgot (1690-1751)