Map of Paris TURGOT (Michel-Étienne) - BRETEZ... - Lot 807 - Briscadieu

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Map of Paris TURGOT (Michel-Étienne) - BRETEZ... - Lot 807 - Briscadieu
Map of Paris TURGOT (Michel-Étienne) - BRETEZ (Louis)] Plan of Paris. Commenced in the year 1734. Drawn and engraved under the orders of Messire Michel Etienne Turgot Completed engraving in 1739. Paris, sn, 1739. In plano: 20 superb double-page plates, drawn by the architect and cartographer Louis Bretez and engraved with etching and burin by Claude Lucas, the n° 18 and 19 have been assembled together to restore the entire cartouche, as is often the case. A very clean and deep print. Contemporary glazed marbled fawn calf, spine ribbed and decorated (clever restoration of the spine with old spine repositioned), fleur-de-lis between compartments, large lace framing the boards, fleurs-de-lis between compartments, central arms of the city of Paris, corners restored, gilt roulette on the edges and inside, contemporary endpapers, edges gilt. A good copy. In 1734, Michel Étienne Turgot, provost of the merchants of Paris from 1729 to 1740, asked for the realization of a new plan of the capital out of concern for promoting the city, "a modern project by its will to propose and impose in France and throughout the world the image of Paris, universal model of a capital city", writes Pierre Pinon. Louis Bretez worked for two years, starting in 1734, on very precise surveys of each street and each house, penetrating into the courtyards and gardens. Louis Bretez worked for two years on the very precise survey and drawing of this plan of Paris and its suburbs, and chose to use the so-called cavalier perspective, without distance points. In 1736, Claude Lucas was commissioned to engrave these plates with etching and burin.
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