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HAUTE-MARNE. POINCARET (Paul). Survey & geometrical...

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HAUTE-MARNE. POINCARET (Paul). Survey & geometrical plans of all the pieces of arable land as well as meadows & chenevrières composing two terrages, one of which is in the finage of Montlandon and the other in that of Lecey, April 1774. Manuscript in folio (30.5 x 46.5 cm) in brown and red ink, watercolored on paper, [8] ff. stapled. Beautiful terrier composed of 18 finely executed plans. Representation of pieces of land with hedges, woods, vineyards and watercourses. Roses des vents fleurdelisées. P. Poincaret (circa 1736-1778), from Champigny-lès-Langres, was a sworn surveyor for the ducal bailiwick of Langres. Small central loss on first leaf, slightly soiled. Slight spotting. Includes a large plan (102 x 67 cm) handwritten in black ink and enhanced with colored washes of some 50 rooms in the communes of Montlandon and Celsoy.