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[PARIS]. [TURGOT], BRETEZ (Louis).
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[PARIS]. [TURGOT], BRETEZ (Louis).
Plan de Paris commencé l'année 1734, dessiné et gravé sous les ordres de Messire Michel Etienne Turgot... achevé de graver en 1739. Paris, s.d. In-folio, 21 double copper-engraved plates, modest 19th c. half-basin, mounted on tabs (boards detached and worn, no cover on spine| slight browning at center fold of each plate due to glue on tabs, small worm work in middle of plates 4, 5 and 14| small hole on border of plate 17).
The most famous plan of Paris, and rightly so, since it offers without question the finest representation of the city under the Ancien Régime that we have ever seen.
A prestigious achievement, it was conceived by Michel Etienne Turgot, Provost of Paris, who entrusted its production to Louis Bretez, a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture, and carefully monitored every stage of its execution. Intended above all to promote the grandeur of the city of Paris and the kingdom, the plan was widely distributed throughout the provinces of France, and to the principal courts of Europe.
The plan consists of 20 plates and an additional plate with the assembly table. As is usually the case in this copy, plates 18 and 19 containing the title are assembled. As always, undated, on antique laid paper with eagle watermarks (Boutier 219).
Plan de Paris commencé l'année 1734, dessiné et gravé sous les ordres de Messire Michel Etienne Turgot... achevé de graver en 1739. Paris, s.d. In-folio, 21 double copper-engraved plates, modest 19th c. half-basin, mounted on tabs (boards detached and worn, no cover on spine| slight browning at center fold of each plate due to glue on tabs, small worm work in middle of plates 4, 5 and 14| small hole on border of plate 17).
The most famous plan of Paris, and rightly so, since it offers without question the finest representation of the city under the Ancien Régime that we have ever seen.
A prestigious achievement, it was conceived by Michel Etienne Turgot, Provost of Paris, who entrusted its production to Louis Bretez, a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture, and carefully monitored every stage of its execution. Intended above all to promote the grandeur of the city of Paris and the kingdom, the plan was widely distributed throughout the provinces of France, and to the principal courts of Europe.
The plan consists of 20 plates and an additional plate with the assembly table. As is usually the case in this copy, plates 18 and 19 containing the title are assembled. As always, undated, on antique laid paper with eagle watermarks (Boutier 219).