Plan de Paris (Plan of Paris): Michel-Etienne Turgot 1739

Author: Michel-Etienne Turgot Date: 1739 Condition: VG+ Inches: 1.5 x 19.5 x 24.75 Centimeters: 3.85 x 50.00 x 63.46 Product ID: 004252 The most beautiful, majestic and exquisite map of Paris from the 18th century. You have perhaps seen this map of Paris in a museum, boutique, or on a wall in a gracious home. If you have not, be prepared to have your breath taken away by the scale, scope and sheer size. Originally offered bound in an atlas (as it is here), the map can be unbound and joined to create a 10.5' by 8.5' wall map.With plate marks clearly visible and hand printed on hand laid paper in Paris, 1739, this map is in remarkable condition for it's age. The binding is new, and the treatment is entirely sympathetic with the finest French binding of the 18th century. The binding was completed recently by one of the finest bindery's in the United States. This bindery specializes in period correct repair and replacement bindings for rare books and atlases.The Turgot map was publi