TURGOT (d'après) - "PARIS au XVIIIè siècle, PLAN... Lot 36

[TURGOT (d'après)] - "PARIS au XVIIIè siècle, PLAN DE PARIS en 20 planches dessiné et gravé sous les ordres de Michel-Etienne Turgot, Prévôt des marchands, levé et dessiné par Louis BRETEZ". Published by A. Taride, 18 and 20 Boulevard Saint-Denis, Paris. c.1908. Album including 19 plates (out of 20) in facsimile, explanatory note and assembly plan. The publisher Taride used the copper plates to make a reprint of Turgot's famous plan, as indicated on the book's portfolio: "The original plates belong to the Chalcographie collection of the Louvre Museum". To facilitate consultation, he reduced the size of the plates by 1/5th, without altering the value and precision of the details. 52 x 39 cm for the album. A/B condition (cover worn and plates detached, marginal tears in some plates).