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Lot n° 47

ZEILLER Martin & Mathias MERIAN

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Topographia Galliæ... Frankfurt, Caspar Merian, 1655-1661. 13 parts in 4 vols. in-4, 19,5 x 30cm, [1]f., 34 pp., [4] ff. 64 pp. (numbered 35-98), [3] ff. title-frontispice, 3 folded maps, 4 folded plates, 88 double plates, 18 plates & [1]f., 36 pp, 38 pp, [2] ff, [1]ff, 28 pp, [1]f, 3 title-frontispices, 1 folded map, 2 double maps, 26 double plans, 4 folded plates, 60 double plates, 14 plates & 24 pp, [1]f, 24 pp (numbered 26), [2] ff, 72 pp, [2] ff, 48 pp, [3] ff, 4 title-frontispices, 4 folded maps, 2 double maps, 3 double plans, 5 folded plates, 34 double plates, 6 plates & 26 pp. (numbered 28), 58 pp., [3] ff, 80 pp., [2] ff, 40 pp., [1]f., 38 pp., [2] ff, 1 title-frontispiece, 1 folded map, 5 double maps, 16 double plans, 8 plans, 4 folded plates, 15 double plates, 2 plates, contemporary French binding in tan basane, gilt decoration à la Du Seuil on the boards, spine with gilt motifs, inner gilt roulette, gilt edges. First edition of this famous and beautiful topographical work on France illustrated by Mathias Merian with 329 views, 18 maps and 93 plans, finely engraved. Beautiful edition, very fresh and with large margins. From the library of Karl Rudolf Kilchberguer (engraved heraldic bookplate). Bindings slightly rubbed.