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Mr Michel and LOUIS CHARLES DESNOS , Collection of 9 eighteenth century maps including Paris,  plus an attractive dedication page. , antique map, old maps Mr Michel and LOUIS CHARLES DESNOS - Collection of 9 eighteenth century maps including Paris, plus an attractive dedication page.
Paris, 1765, Original outline colour.. 320x220mm. Good condition some with very slight foxing to the margins.
Taken from 'A MONSIEUR CASSINI DE THURY SEIGNIEUR DE VILLETANEUSE, Directeur de l'Observatoire Royal, Maitre des Comple[a] ASSOCIE Des Academies des Sciences de PARIS, LONDRES, BERLIN, MUNICH, &c &c. DEDIE ET PRESENTE Par ses tres humbles & tres obeissants Serviteur, Les Sr. Michel & Desnos, Ingenie... (Go to Item Page)
Estimate
(350 - $ 450)

Starting price
$ 150

Condition:
Condition Rating: 3
Brion de la Tour, L. / Desnos, L.Ch, Cercles de Westphalie, Haut et Bas Rhin., antique map, old maps Brion de la Tour, L. / Desnos, L.Ch - Cercles de Westphalie, Haut et Bas Rhin.
Paris, 1769, Original colours. 235x265mm. Paper slightly browned, a few small light spots.
Louis Brion de la Tour (1756-1823), ' Atlas Géneral, Civil et Ecclésiastique', 1766, ' Atlas Général', 1790-98. Louis Charles Desnos (fl.1750-70), Le Rouge's 'Atlas Nouveau Portatif', 1756, ' Atlas Général et Élémentaire', 1768-69.
A map from Louis Charles Desnos's atlas 'Atlas Général et Éléme...
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Estimate
(60 - $ 75)

Starting price
$ 30

Condition:
Condition Rating: 4
BRION DE LA TOUR, L.,  CARTE DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE, et du Cours du Mississipi. . ., antique map, old maps BRION DE LA TOUR, L. - CARTE DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE, et du Cours du Mississipi. . .
Paris, 1783, Coloured.. 505x698mm. Professional repair of a split in upper left part, 10cm. into engraved area, no paper missing and hardly to see. Marginal split at the right extremity of the horizontal fold.
Separate publication. First state of three. First published in 1783 by Desnos, then by Esnauts et Rapilly and was re-issued in 1787. Louis Brion de la Tour was a military engineer and published several maps of the American Revolution. It is known that Brion de la Tour's maps were included in... (Go to Item Page)
Estimate
(3,600 - $ 4,500)

Starting price
$ 2,400

Condition:
Condition Rating: 2
DESNOS / BRION,  Nouveau Mexique, Louisiane, Canada. . ., antique map, old maps DESNOS / BRION - Nouveau Mexique, Louisiane, Canada. . .
Paris, 1790, In original colours.. 281x478mm. In good condition.
Map showing United States and Canada. Left and right a box with geographical information for each part country on the continent.
Prepared by Louis Brion de la Tour and published by Louis Charles Desnos, active in Paris at rue St.Jacques....
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Estimate
(240 - $ 300)

Bid received
$ 100
Condition:
Condition Rating: 3

Total items:4
Total pages:1(50items per page shown)
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