- 3089
Beaulieu, Sebastien de Pontault (1612-1674), Sieur de.
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5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- [Les Glorieuses conquestes de Louis le Grand]. Paris:[Reine-Michelle de Beaulieu,1694]
3 volumes, folio (497 x 350mm.), no text, illustration: the first 2 volumes with a total of 80 military maps and plans, double page or folding, the third volume with 58 engraved town views, two to a double-page sheet, together 138 engraved plates (only, of 177), binding: contemporary mottled calf, sides with royal arms of France gilt surrounded by triple gilt fillet borders, gilt edges, lacking 39 plates, some isolated spots in the town view volume, binding with some wear
Literature
Pastoureau, Beaulieu XV
Catalogue Note
Beaulieu’s work, celebrating the martial achievements of Louis XIV, forms part of the Cabinet du roi.