TURGOT. - Plan of Paris begun the year 1734. Drawn... Lot 320

TURGOT. - Plan of Paris begun the year 1734. Drawn and engraved, under the orders of Messire Michel Etienne Turgot... Completed to engrave in 1739. Surveyed and drawn by Louis Bretez, engraved by Claude Lucas and written by Aubin. Paris], 1739. Large folio, marbled calf, gilt lace, fleur-de-lis in the corners, coat of arms in the centre, spine decorated, inner border, gilt edges (period binding). FIRST EDITION OF THE MOST FAMOUS PLAN OF PARIS AND OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLAN OF TURGOT. it consists of a first assembly plan in line, and 20 superb double engraved plates, mounted on tabs; plates 18 and 19 united in one folding. BOUND IN THE ARMS OF THE CITY OF PARIS. Some soiling in places in the margins. Corners, head and spine restored.