BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas.
Carte de L'Isle de Corse.
Paris, 1764. 400 x 225.
Original colour.
A fine map of Corsica from the 'Petit Atlas Français.
£295
WEIGELIUS, Christoph.
Topographia Regii ac Inclyti Monasterii S. Dionysii.
Nurenberg, 1719. 310 x 400.
Fine original colour; slight age toning in the margins, otherwise very good.
A plan of the town of St.Denis to the north of Paris.
Shows the fortified town surrounded my a moat, names the streets and pays
particular attention to the churches and ecclesiastical buildings. General
location map inset bottom left, and a figure, presumambly the King, kneeling before the altar, top left.
£90
FER, Nicolas de.
Gouvernement General de Normandie...
Paris, 1705. 245 x 350.
Uncoloured paper very lightly age-toned, otherwise good.
A splendid map of the Normandy coast from St. Malo to Dieppe and also showing the Channel Islands in some detail, with an accompanying sheet of text. Portland Bill and a section of the Isle of Wight can be seen at the top of the page.
£140
LE ROUGE, George Louis.
La Provence suivant les Nouvelles Observations.
Paris, 1747-. 490 x 570.
Original outline colour; very slight age-toning to the edges of margins,
otherwise fine.
A superbly detailed map of Provence from the Camargue to
Nice. Highly decorative rococo style cartouche bottom left. Shows roads,
rivers, hills, forests and towns.
£450
LE ROUGE, Georges Louis.
Le Gouvern Général du Dauphiné, divisé par provinces.
Paris, c.1750. 485 x 570.
Original outline colour; overall good with very minor marginal defects.
The Province of Dauphiné, with Chambery top centre. Towns of Tignes, Champagny, and Beaufort are marked in the Haute - Savoie. The towns of Grenoble, Briançon and Embrun are marked and also the city of Turin.
£190
DE L'ILSE, Guillaume.
Carte de Provence et des terres adjacentes.
Amsterdam, Covens & Mortier, c.1756. 490 x 580.
Original outline colour; extra side margins added for no reason other than uniformity within the atlas, otherwise good.
A fine and detailed map of Provence from the Camargue to Nice. Major towns are shown in red and smaller ones marked with a church, roads are shown and also an early example of the use of symbols to indicate marshland, forests and hills. Published in a composite volume.
£390
TALLIS, John.
France.
London, J & F Tallis, 1851. 255 x 315.
Original outline colour; minor marginal spotting but otherwise a fine example.
With fine steel engraved vignettes of the Garden at the Palais Royal, the bridge at Toulouse, Calais Harbour and the Palace at Fontainebleau.
£48
GIBSON, John.
France.
London, 1792. 95 x 65.
Uncoloured; fine condition.
A miniature map. From the 'Atlas Minimus', drawn and engraved by John Gibson , revised, corrected and improved by Emanuel Bowen.
£28
BELLIN, Jacques Nicholas.
Carte Particuliere des Costes de Normandie Contenant les Costes du Cotentin...…
Paris, c.1750. 595 x 810.
Uncoloured; very minor age-toning, otherwise fine condition.
A superbly detailed large chart of the Channel Islands. Shows the French coast and the Cherbourg peninsular and the islands of Aulderney, Guernsey and Jersey.
£560
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carte de la Prevoste et Viscomté de Paris.
Amsterdam, Covens & Mortier, c.1730. 510 x 640.
Partial original colour; fine condition.
The environs of Paris. Covers the area from Chatres in the SW to Meaux in the NE and then from Melun in the SE to Vernon in the NW. There is great detail, with roads gardens, forests, hills and waterways all marked. A very interesting map.
£140
HOMANN, Johann Baptist.
Tabula Ducatus Britanniæ Gallis le Governem.t General De Bretagne.
Nurnberg, 1717. 480 x 575.
Fine original body colour; overall a fine example.
A fine map of Brittany, with inset plan of Brest on fabric held aloft by winged putti. Highly decorative figured title cartouche bottom left. From the 'Atlas Novus, Terrarum Orbis Imperia'.
£320
FER, Nicolas de.
Gouvernement General de Normandie...
Paris, 1705. 245 x 350.
Uncoloured; slight soiling and age-toning, otherwise good.
Normandy and the Channel Islands.
£130
TAVERNIER, Melchior.
Antiquorum Galliæ Episcopatuum Geographica Descriptio.
Paris, 1640-. 370 x 500.
Uncoloured; slight age-toning in places and slightly darker at the centrefold, minor staining to margin, otherwise a very good example.
A map of France, showing the ancient divisions, inset map of the British Isles. Top left is a highly decorative title cartouche.
£130
ZATTA, Antonio.
Li Governi del Berri, del Nivernois, della Marche, del Bourbonnois, e dell' Auvergne.
Venice, 1778. 400 x 305.
Original colour; light marginal staining, minor surface abrasion, otherwise a good example.
A map of central France south of Bourges, with decorative title cartouche. From 'Atlante Novissimo'.
£52
ZATTA, Antonio.
Regno di Francia divisio ne suoi Governi.
Venice, 1778. 295 x 390.
Original colour; light marginal staining and wear, short splits repaired, otherwise a good example.
A map of France, showing the Provinces, with a decorative title cartouche. From 'Atlante Novissimo'.
£78
ZATTA, Antonio.
Li Governi dell' Isola di Francia er Orleanois.
Venice, 1778. 390 x 295.
Original colour; light marginal staining, otherwise a good example.
The area around Paris, south beyond Orleans, east to Nogent, north to Beauvais and west to Chatres. Decorative title cartouche displaying the local produce. From 'Atlante Novissimo'.
£28
ZATTA, Antonio.
Li Governi di Lorena, Barr, ed Alsazia di nuova projezione.
Venice, 1785. 305 x 420.
Original colour; minor marginal staining and soiling, sign of a printers crease near centrefold, otherwise good..
Alsace and Lorraine and the Vosges area. Shows the River Rhine, with Strasbourg and east to Toul. From 'Atlante Novissimo'.
£28
ZATTA, Antonio.
Li Governi di Scampagne e Brie di nuova projezione.
Venice, 1785. 400 x 310.
Original colour; minor marginal staining and soiling, otherwise good.
The regions of Champagne and Brie, Rheims is top centre and stretching down to Aube and Haute-Marne. From 'Atlante Novissimo'.
£65
THOMSON & Co., John.
France in Provinces.
Edinburgh, John Thomson, London, Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Dublin, John Cumming. 1817. 230 x 300.
Original colour; very light soiling and foxing to margins, otherwise good.
A map of France divided into provinces, inset engraving of the Place Vendome in Paris, drawn by Wyld, engraved by N T Hewitt and published in 'A General Atlas', by John Thomson.
£32
HOMANN, Johann Baptist.
Prospect und Grundriss der Weltberühmten Königliche Haubt Stadt Paris…
Nurenberg, c.1716. 485 x 570.
Fine original colour; minor discoloration at centrefold due to guard paste, very minor spotting and soiling in the margins, otherwise a good example.
A superb plan of the city of Paris, with prospect below, numbered key on the left gives the names and locations of important buildings.
£780
BERTIUS, Petrus.
Caletum et Bolonia.
Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 140.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of northern France around the area of Calais and Boulogne.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.
£38
BERTIUS, Petrus.
Champaigne.
Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 135.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of Champagne.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.
£35
BERTIUS, Petrus.
Picardia.
Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 135.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of Picardy.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.
£28
BERTIUS, Petrus.
Alsatia.
Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 135.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of the region of eastern France, clearly shows the River Rhine and names Basel and Strasbourg.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.
£21
BERTIUS, Petrus.
Aniou et Lemaine.
Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 135.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of the region of northern France between Caen and Angers, showing Mans (Le Mans) at the centre.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.
£21
BERTIUS, Petrus.
Lotaringia Ducatus.
Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 135.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of the region of eastern France, covering the area between Basel across to Verdun and north to Luxembourg.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.
£25
BERTIUS, Petrus.
Franciæ Comitatus.
Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 140.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of country around Paris, clearly marked. Possibly engraved by Salomon Rogiers.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.
£35
BERTIUS, Petrus.
Normandia.
Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 140.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of Normandy. Shows the Channel Islands of Jersey and Alderney. Possibly engraved by Salomon Rogiers.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.
£42
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carta Geografica del Governo di Guienna e Guascogna.
Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 335 x 430.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste, very light print offset and minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
A map of South Western France from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. Shows the area from La Rochelle, south to the Pyrenées and across to Ax-les-Thermes. Decorative figured cartouche bottom right.
£120
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carta Geografica del Regno di Corsica.
Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 335 x 430.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste, very light print offset and minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
A fine map of Corsica from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. Highly decorative title cartouche bottom left.
£360
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carta Geografica del Governo della Linguadocca.
Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 330 x 430.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste, very light print offset and minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
A map of Southern France from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. Shows the area from just north of Perpignan across to Cavaillon. Decorative figured cartouche top left.
£120
[TIRION, Isaac.].
Carta Geografica del Governo della Bretagna.
Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 315 x 410.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste and minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
A map of Brittany from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. With highly decorative figured title cartouche.
£180
[TIRION, Isaac.].
Nuova Carta Della Provincie Unite.Carta Geografica del Regno di Francia.
Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 325 x 370.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste and minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
A map of France from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. With decorative figured title cartouche.
£95
[TIRION, Isaac.].
Carta Geografica del Governo della Normandia.
Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 330 x 425.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste and minor marginal staining, small light brown stain on the bottom border (visible in the jpeg) otherwise a fine example.
A map of Normandy from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. With highly decorative figured title cartouche.
£150
[TIRION, Isaac.].
Carta Geografica del Governo della Provenza.
Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 330 x 430.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste and minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
A map of Provence from 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. With highly decorative figured title cartouche.
£180
[L'ISLE, Guillaume de.].
Carta Geografica del Governo dell'Isola di Francia.
Venice, Girolamo Albrizzi, 1740. 335 x 430.
Uncoloured; light centrefold toning due to guard paste, short repaired centrefold split, otherwise a fine example.
A map of the Paris area of France and surroundings 'Atlante Novissimo che Contiene Tutte le Parti del Mondo'. Decorative cartouche title bottom left.
£35
LAPIE, Pierre & Alexandre Émile.
Carte De France par Départemens et Divisions Militaires.
Paris, 1838. 400 x 555.
Original outline colour; light overall age toning, very light spotting, mainly to the margins, short repaired centrefold split, otherwise a very good example.
A detailed lithographic map of France, prepared by Pierre Tardieu.
£15
CARY, John.
A New Map of France, Agreeable to its Division into Provinces, as previous to the Revolution. From the latest authorities.
London, 1806. 460 x 520.
Fine original colour; very light marginal spotting, minor soiling, otherwise a fine example.
A detailed map of the country.
£45
L'ISLE, Guilllaume de.
Carte du Bearn de la Bigorre de L'Armagnac et des Pays Voisins.
Paris, 1712. 485 x 635.
Original outline colour; light age-toning and minor soiling, left margin has an old paper fault and missing a section of paper 3" x 0.5" with no loss of printed area, otherwise a good example.
A fine detailed map of southern France and the Pyrénées. Shows Bayonne, Pau, Toulouse and north to the River Gironde.
£120
L'ISLE, Guilllaume de.
Carte du Bourdelois du Perigord...
Paris, 1714. 490 x 640.
Original outline colour; light age-toning, trimmed close at the top edge by binder, with no loss of line border, short marginal tear to lower edge, otherwise a good example.
A detailed map of southern France covering the areas south of La Rochelle across to Limoges and south the River Gironde.
£180
L'ISLE, Guilllaume de.
Parte Meridionale du Duché de Bourgogne.
Paris, 1709. 490 x 655.
Original outline colour; light age-toning, trimmed close at the top edge by binder, with loss of line border, otherwise a good example.
A detailed map of part of France covering the area around Macon, Beaune and centred on Saone-et-Loire.
£170
L'ISLE, Guilllaume de.
Partie Septentrionale du Duche de Bourgogne.
Paris, 1701. 490 x 650.
Original outline colour; light age-toning and minor soiling, upper edge trimmed close by binder with no loss of printed line border, otherwise a good example.
A map of part of France, covers the area from Auxerre across to Auxonne and names Avalon, Dijon and Châtillon-sur-Seine.
£90
L'ISLE, Guilllaume de.
Carte de Normandie.
Paris, 1714. 490 x 670.
Original outline colour; light age-toning and minor soiling, otherwise a good example.
A fine detailed map of the Normandy area.
£160
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carte du Diocese de Beziers.
Paris, 1704. 460 x 595.
Original outline colour; light age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise a fine example.
A superbly detailed map of the area of France around Beziers, with inset plan.
£180
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carte du Diocese de Narbonne.
Paris, 1704. 460 x 605.
Original outline colour; light age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise a fine example.
A superbly detailed map of the area of France around Narbonne, with inset plan.
£190
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carte de Provence.
Paris, 1715. 480 x 600.
Original outline colour; light age-toning and soiling to the margins, some minor staining, otherwise a good example.
A superbly detailed and early map of Provence, shows the coastline from St. Maries-de-la-Mer to Villefranche.
£250
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carte Topographique du Diocese de Senlis.
Paris, 1709. 495 x 630.
Original outline colour; light age-toning and soiling to the margins, otherwise a good example.
A detailed map of the area around Senlis, north of Paris. With insets of Crespy and Senlis.
£190
BERTIUS, Petrus.
Normandia.
Amsterdam, Judocus Hondius, 1616. 100 x 140.
Uncoloured; very light overall age-toning and minor marginal staining, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of Normandy. Shows the Channel Islands of Jersey and Alderney. Possibly engraved by Salomon Rogiers.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps, pp. 99.
£42
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carte D'Artois et des environs.
Paris, c.1711. 490 x 630.
Original outline colour; light age-toning to the margins, otherwise a good example.
A detailed map of Northern France from Calais to Abbeville and inland to Cambrai and Lille. Shows the roads, forests, towns and fortied cities.
£140
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carte du Diocese de Beauvais.
Paris, c.1701. 460 x 600.
Original outline colour; light age-toning to the margins, otherwise a good example.
A detailed map of the Beauvais region of France, with inset plan of the town, bottom right.
£120
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carte de la Prevoste et Vicomte de Paris.
Paris, 1711. 495 x 640.
Original outline colour; light age-toning to the margins, trimmed by binder at top edge with loss of printed line border, otherwise a good example.
A detailed map of the Paris region of France, extending to Chartres in the south west, Melun in the south east, Meaux in the east and Vernon in the north west.
£120
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Partie Meridionale de Picardie.
Paris, c.1711. 490 x 630.
Original outline colour; light age-toning to the margins, otherwise a good example.
A detailed map of the Picardy region of France, covering the area from Abbeville, to Cambrai and south Beauvais and Compiègne.
£98
MERULA, Paulus.
Galliae, Nova et Exacta Descriptio.
Leiden, 1605. 235 x 325.
Uncoloured; trimmed close on three sides, with no loss of printed surface and enough blank paper to facilitate framing, other very minor defects, overall good condition.
A superbly engraved map of France by Baptista Doetechom and published by Paulus Merula. UNCOMMON.
£340
BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Franz.
Lutetia vulgare nomine Paris...…
Cologne, c.1575, Latin text edition. 340 x 480.
Finely hand coloured; minor soiling to margins, short marginal nicks, otherwise a fine example.
An early bird's eye plan of Paris, viewed from the west, it shows the medieval fortifications of the city on both banks of the River Seine. Published in Vol. I of Braun and Hogenberg's 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first collection of town plans.
£2,100
VALK, Gerard.
Provincia Supremarum Galliæ Præfecturasum una: vulgariter Gouvernement de Provence...…
Amsterdam, c.1700. 490 x 595.
Original colour; light age-toning to the edges of the margins, light soiling, otherwise a good example.
A fine detailed map of Provence, shows from the mouth of the River Rhone to Villafranca and Nice.
£260
BROCKHAUS, F. A.
Frankreich.
Leipzig, 1863. 460 x 340.
Original coloured lithograph: small brown water stain to the lower margin, short repaired tear, again in lower margin, light age-toning, otherwise a good example.
A map of France surrounded with decorative vignettes, including; Notre Dame Cathederal, wolves in the Ardenne, horses from the Carmargue and other scenes of regional activities.
£58
DESNOS, Louis Charles.
Roüen, Ville Capitale de Normandie, Port de Mer sur la Riviere de Seine.
Paris, 1766. 405 x 550.
Uncoloured; light overall soiling, signs of old folds, some staining to the margins, otherwise very good condition.
A rare seperately published broadsheet plan of Roüen. The walled city shown in great detail.
£450
WYLD, James.
France, divided into Provinces.
London, 1843. 530 x 620.
Original outline colour; very light marginal soiling, light spotting, minor print offsetting, otherwise a fine example.
A detailed map of France with highly decorative figured cartouche. Published in 'A New General Atlas of Modern Geography'.
£78
THOMSON & CO, John.
France.
Edinburgh, John Thomson, 1821. 500 x 575.
Original outline colour; light marginal soiling and age-toning to the edges of the paper, light toning to centrefold due to guard paste, otherwise very good condition.
A detailed map of France divided into départements. Published by John Thomson & Company in 'A New General Atlas'.
£68
ANON.
Nouvelle Description de la Forest Royalle de Fontainebelleau.
[Paris, c,1670]. 355 x 485
Uncoloured; light age-toning to the edges of the margins, light toning in the centrefold, otherwise a fine example.
A highly detailed plan of the Forêt Domaniale de Fontainbleau, south of Melun and to the south east of Paris. There is no attribution to the engraver or map maker, however, it looks very similar in style to maps by Du Val or Mariette and could well have been included in a composite atlas in the mid to late 17th century.
£110
WYLD, James.
The Kingdom of France describing the New Limits according to the Treaty of Paris.
London, 1843. 525 x 520.
Original outline colour; very light marginal soiling, light spotting, minor print offset, otherwise a fine example.
A detailed map of France with small inset map of Corsica. Published in 'A New General Atlas of Modern Geography'.
£58
FULLARTON & Co., Archibald.
French Ports & Harbours and a Plan of Paris.
London & Edinburgh, 1874. 465 x 300.
Original coloured lithograph; minor spotting mainly to margins, otherwise fine condition.
Seven maps on one sheet. A plan of Paris fills the lower half, with plans of Boulogne. Le Havre, Cherbourg, Toulon Harbour, Brest and Marseilles in the upper half. From 'The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography'.
£65
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Carte de la Champagne et Des Pays Voisins ou l'on voir la Generalite de Chalons partie de celle de Soissons.
Paris, 1700. 460 x 635.
Original outline colour; light age-toning and soiling to the margins, otherwise a good example.
A map of the Champagne area of France with Reims in the lower centre of map.
£98
L'ISLE, Guillaume de.
Tabula Delphinatus et Vicinarum Regionum...…
Paris, 1700. 485 x 615.
Original outline colour; light age-toning and soiling to the margins, otherwise a good example.
A map of the area of France south of Geneva, centred on many of the ski areas. Shows also Turin (spelt Taurini) and the River Rhone (Rhodanus).
£90
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Du Var.
Paris, 1852. 280 x 435.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to egdes of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Var, part of Provence and showing Toulon and St. Tropez. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£45
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. De L'Isère.
Paris, 1852. 280 x 415.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to egdes of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of De L'Isère, the area around Grenoble,. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£48
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Du Calvados.
Paris, 1852. 290 x 420.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to egdes of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Calvados, the region famous for apple growing and the production of cider. The city of Caen is at the centre of this map. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£42
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. de la Corse.
Paris, 1852. 420 x 280.
Original outline colour; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the Island of Corsica from the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders and showing a portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte,
£78
WILMANS, Friedrich.
Panorama des Rheins.
Frankfurt, 1825. 2270 x 220.
Uncoloured lithograph; light age-toning, minor wear from use, otherwise good condition for such a long map.
A fine detailed panorama of the River Rhien, by F.W.Delkeskamp. Showing from Cologne to Mainz, passing through; Bonn and Coblenz.
£120
Detail
BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Franz.
Rochella Munitissimum Galliea Opp.
Cologne, 1581, Latin text edition. 320 x 355.
Uncoloured; very light toning at centrefold, probably due to guard paste, small paper fault in the right margin, visible when held up to the light, small rust mark in left margin, otherwise a very good example.
A superb engraving of the fortified town of La Rochelle, with a numbered key top left indicating the most important buildings.
£280
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Des Côtes du Nord.
Paris, 1856. 295 x 415.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to egdes of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Côtes d'Armor situated in Brittany on the north coast. Towns include St. Malo, Loudéac, Lannion and Saint-Brieuc. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£35
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Des Deux Sèvres.
Paris, 1856. 445 x 295.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to egdes of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Deux Sèvres, one of 83 départements created after the Revolution of 1790 and lies inland from Vedée. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£28
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. De La Dordogne.
Paris, 1856. 310 x 430.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to egdes of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Dordogne, the town of Périgueux lies at the centre. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£48
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dept. De La Gironde.
Paris, 1856. 440 x 290.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to egdes of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Gironde, Bordeaux is at the centre of the map. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£32
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Des Htes.Pyrénées.
Paris, 1856. 310 x 430.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to egdes of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Hautes-Pyrénées. Towns named include: Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Argelès-Gazost and Vic-en-Bigorre. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£28
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Des Bses. Pyrénées.
Paris, 1856. 310 x 430.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to egdes of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Towns named include: Pau, Bayonne, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Biarritz. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£34
BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Franz.
Rochella munitissimum Galliae opp:
Cologne, 1574-. 315 x 350.
Fine original colour; some soiling and staining mainly to the margins, short split with old repair to lower margin, otherwise a fine example.
The French coastal city of La Rochelle, shows the port and the walled fortifications. Numered key top left gives the locations of the important buildings and landmarks. From volume II of Braun and Hogenberg's 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first collection of town plans.
£420
PETRINI, Paolo.
Il Regno di Francia Diviso in Provincie e Governi......
Naples, 1704. Each sheet 445 x 595, four sheet map (unjoined).
Original outline colour; some age-toning and soiling to the margins, some water staining to the printed area, particularly to the centrefold areas, otherwise overall a good example.
A detailed map of France, highly decorative cartouche top right with title and another in the Bay of Biscay. UNCOMMON.
£450
SPEED, John.
France revised and augmented, the attires of the French and situations of their cheifest cityes observed by John Speede.
London, Bassett & Chiswell, 1627-76. 405 x 520.
Uncoloured; light marginal age-toning, trimmed close to printed line border along top edge, signs of light print offset in the sea area, otherwise a fine example.
One of the most decorative maps of France available, engraved by Dirck Gryp for Speed's Prospect of the World, shows eight bird's-eye views of cities, including Paris and Bordeaux, and ten costume vignettes, including a lawyer and his wife. On the verso is a two-page English text "The Description of France".
£1,100
FULLARTON & Co., Archibald.
France and its Principal Foreign Possessions, by G H Swanston.
London & Edinburgh, 1874. 410 x 525.
Original coloured lithograph; overall fine condition.
A detailed map of the whole of France, with inset maps of the islands of St Marie, Bourbon, Guadaloupe and Martinique on the left and Corsica, bottom right. From 'The Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography'.
£21
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. De La Dordogne.
Paris, 1852. 300 x 430.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Dordogne, Perigord lies at the centre of the map. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£48
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Du Morbihan.
Paris, 1852. 295 x 405.
Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Morbihan, with Vannes near the centre of the map. Belle Ile is shown, with Quiberon, Houat and Isle de Groix. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£48
MUNSTER, Sebastian - PETRI, Sebastian.
Die Statt Paris ecclicher matz figuriere und contrafehtet nach jetziger Belegenheit.
Basle, 1588. 280 x 330.
Uncoloured woodcut; light overall age-toning, minor soiling to margins, otherwise a very good example.
An early woodcut plan of Paris. Probably done my Sebastian Petri who took over the printing of the 'Cosmography' when his father, Heinrich died in 1579.
£230
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. De L'Ardèche.
Paris, 1852. 420 x 275.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Ardèche, to the west of the River Rhone. In the foreground can be seen a bag of Plâtre (plaster or gypsum). From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£36
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Des Ardennes.
Paris, 1852. 290 x 410.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Ardennes. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce, including houille (coal), avoine (oats) and clous (nails). Also showing the scenery of the area.
£21
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. De La Hte. Garonne.
Paris, 1852. 435 x 290.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Garonne. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area. In the foreground can be seen a carton of maroquins (presumably morocco leather for book binding), a box of tabacco and a barrel of beer. Toulon lies at the heart of the area.
£28
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. De La Côte D'Or.
Paris, 1852. 310 x 425.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Côte D'Or. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area. Dijon lies near the centre of the region.
£28
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Du Rhône.
Paris, 1852. 440 x 285.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Rhone. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area. Lyon lies near the centre of the region.
£23
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. D'Ille et Vilaine.
Paris, 1852. 300 x 425.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area. Rennes lies near the centre of the region.
£28
JANSSON, Jan.
Gallia Vetus.
Amsterdam, c.1660. 375 x 495.Coloured, possibly old or original; minor marginal soiling and light age-toning, small nicks to edges of margins, otherwise a good example.
An ancient map of France according to the commentaries of Julius Ceasar.
£270
JANSSON, Jan.
Gallia Vetus.
Amsterdam, c.1660. 375 x 495.Uncoloured; minor marginal soiling and light age-toning, otherwise a good example.
An ancient map of France according to the commentaries of Julius Ceasar.
£240
PTOLEMY, Claudius.
Tab. III Europæ Galliam, Belgicam ac Germaiæ, partem.
[Cologne, 1578-]. 340 x 320.Uncoloured; light age-toning and minor surface soiling, short tear to fold at the edge of bottom margin, otherwise a good example.
A Ptolemaic map of France and Belgium showing also part of the southern coast of England. Mercator originally published this map in his 1578 edition of Ptolemy's great Geography. Although he is most renowned today for the projection he popularized and for first using the term Atlas for a collection of maps.
£240
SANSON, Nicolas.
Carte des Rivieres de la France.
Paris, Pierre Mariette, c.1641. 405 x 510.Original outline colour; age-toned down the centrefold from guard paste, some soiling overall and small worm holes in lower margin, water stained along bottom edge, otherwise presentable.
An interesting and uncommon map of France showing the rivers.
£230
BELLIN, Jacques Nicholas.
Carte des Costes de Poitou D'Aunis et de Saintonge despuis L'Isle de Noirmoustier, jusqu 'a l'embouchure de la Riviere de Bourdeaux.
Paris, c.1760. 600 x 870.Uncoloured; light surface soiling, minor spotting and age-toning, some print offset, small nicks to edges of paper, otherwise a good example.
A detailed chart showing the west French coast from the island of Noirmoutier in the north to Médoc and the mouth of the River Gironde in the south. Shows also Ile d'Oléron, Ile de Ré and Ile d'Yeu. Detail on the chart include; depths, shoals, sand-banks and rocks along the coast.
£340
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Des Basses-Alpes.
Paris, 1852. 305 x 430.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Basses-Alpes. On 13 April 1970, the department of Basses-Alpes was renamed Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£21
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Des Hautes Alpes.
Paris, 1852. 305 x 430.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of Hautes Alpes. Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It consists of the south east of the former province of Dauphiné and the north of Provence. At the time when the department was created, the two mountain communes of La Grave and Villar-d'Arêne successfully campaigned to be included in Hautes-Alpes and not in the neighbouring department of Isère to which they had originally been assigned. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£23
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. De L'Hérault.
Paris, 1852. 305 x 425.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of L'Herault. Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc. The towns fo Montpelier and Béziers are clearly marked. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£23
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Du Jura.
Paris, 1852. 435 x 285.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Jura. Historically, Jura belonged to the Free County of Burgundy, known in French as the Franche-Comté. Dole was the capital until the region was conquered by Louis XIV and it was moved to Besançon.. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£18
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. De L'Aude.
Paris, 1852. 300 x 420.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of L'Aude. L'Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country". From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£18
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Des Landes.
Paris, 1852. 300 x 420.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Landes. Landes is one of the original 83 départements that were created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£18
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. De La Loire Infre.
Paris, 1852. 295 x 420.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Loire Atlántico From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£23
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Du Lot.
Paris, 1852. 300 x 430.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Lot with Cahors marked near the centre. Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Languedoc. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£28
LEVASSEUR, Victor.
Dépt. Des Bes. Du Rhone.
Paris, 1852. 295 x 425.Original outline colour; minor age-toning to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example.
A steel engraving of the département of Bouches-Du-Rhone. Bouches-du-Rhône is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. The largest city in the department, Marseille, the second largest city in France. From the Atlas Nationale Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de la France... with finely engraved vignette borders displaying the produce and scenery of the area.
£23
SPEED, John.
France revised and augmented, the attires of the French and situations of their cheifest cityes observed by John Speede.
London, Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell, 1676. 405 x 525.Coloured; short repaired tears to lower margin and a short split to centrefold, both repaired with old paper (probably done in atlas), light age-toning and minor soiling to the margins, small piece of paper missing from edge of side margins, minor marginal spotting, otherwise a very good example.
Probably engraved by Dirck Gryp for Speed's Prospect of the World, this map has eight bird's-eye views of cities, including Paris and Bordeaux, and ten costume vignettes, including a lawyer and his wife. On the verso is a two-page English text "The Description of France".
£1,350
