MARTINET, Pierre Troupes françaises, et autre... Lot n° 116

Paris, Chez Martinet, rue du Coq, [1807-1814] 383 superb plates of military costumes: "the most important collection published in France on Napoleon's troops". (Glasser) Including the supplement of 53 plates on the foreign troops under the Empire and that of 52 plates of uniforms of the Restoration. Exceptional monument in colour: such a set is very rare on the market First edition of the different suites 15 volumes in-4 (257 x 190mm) Collation and contents: the plates are of variable dimensions, either with full margins or cut and mounted, all the plates are mounted on tabs. They have all been enhanced with a superb period colouring, each plate is numbered with pen or pencil. This number is the one used by Glasser Empire Infantry: 56 plates: Glasser 19, 1, 170, 241, 126, 241.2, 280, 236, 20, 271, 35, 242, 133, [22, 5th Regiment], 24, 15, 100, 3, 35, 245, 2, 2.2, 3.2, 4, 5, 169, 170, 193, 227, 226, 229, 131, 132, 133, [22, derivative], 88, 34, 24, 23, 22, 16, 161, 161.2, 14.2 [type of 3], 111, 111.2, 246, 207, 224, 233, 249, 249.2, 258, 263, 265, 237 Imperial Guard: 62 plates: Glasser 180, 288, 287, 253, 267, 101, 213, 238, 270, 198, 198.2, 244, 61, 269, 289, 214, 214.2, 176, 266, 266.2, 172, 172.2, 120, 107, 117, 54, 62, 52, 118, 52.2, 56, 291, 292, 292.2, 58, 184, 158, 36, 231, 290, 167, 53, 53.2, 185, 262, 262.2, 57, 230, 230.2, 259, 259.2, 225, 217, 217.2, 251, 251.2, 252, 205, 217.3 (?), 100, 100.2, 206 Hussars, 21 boards: Glasser 10, 150, 124, 11, 11.2, 134, 128, 129, 12, 12.2, 30, 32, 147, 33, 122, 255, 256, 296, 125, 130, 123 Dragons: 40 plates: Glasser 140, 260, 29, 135, 139, 182 (id. 2), 182, 239, 163, 70, 164, 179, 98, 156, 108, 26, 26.2, 27, 44, 186, 178, 260.2, 72, 103, 166, 166.2, 112, 109, 149, 181, 28, 141, 136, 15, 81, 77, 144, 183, 260.3, 257]; and an original drawing Cuirassiers: 22 plates: Glasser 41, 202, 216, 212, 67, 212.2, 202, 204, 212.3, 87, 209, 240, 45, 49, 211, 105, 116, 247, 254, 295 (carabin