[Turgot, Michel-Étienne]. Brétez, Louis

Folio (21 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.; 553 x 417 mm), 21 double-page engraved plates designed by Louis Bretez and engraved by Claude Lucas, first plate, the overview, folded and colored-lined, the rest numbered 1-20 (plates 18-19 pasted together to form double-page folding plate).  Very deep inking, some small tears in margins to 2 plates (not affecting images), overview with a repaired tear and a small tear at fold. Contemporary red morocco, covers with arms of the city of Paris in gilt, spine gilt in compartments with Fleurs-de-lys, olive morocco lettering-piece, all edges gilt; extremities slightly rubbed, repairs to one corner, as well as head and foot of spine, spine slightly torn at foot.

Mr. de Barraly (bookplate)

The twenty plates in this volume comprise a large and magnificent detailed bird's-eye view of the whole of Paris, prepared between 1734 and 1739; the first plate in the volume is an overview on a reduced scale. When pasted together the map has a complete decorative border with a vignette containing a description at the foot of the map.