Synoptic table of the circulation of omnibuses with connections of Paris indicating at first sight the resources presented by the one hundred and sixty-seven connections of these cars. Rare map of Paris divided into Grands Carrés showing omnibus stations and connections. The lines in green indicate the route of the bus lines. It is surrounded by 31 vignettes showing the different omnibuses: Omnibus, Constantines, Favorites, Tricycles, Diligentes, Citadines, Hirondelles, Parisiennes, Gazelles, ...

The map of Ile de France which Jean Leclerc added in his re-issue of Maurice Bouguereau's atlas 'Theatre Francois' , as ' La Theatre geographique de France' in 1619. An uncommon and decorative map.[Lot of 17]  maps of F R A N C E- L'Isle de France, Parisiensis agri descrip(tio). - Gouvernemens de Picardie, de Boulonnois, et d’Artois (1768)- V.  Descrittione del Regno della Gallia (1598)-La France Divisée en ses quarante Gouvernamens Généraux et Militaire.- - Topographia aug. Turon. duca...

Map of the national roads in France, engraved and published by Regnier et Dourdet. Four inset maps of which three shows the three largest cities in France and one shows Corsica.

Folding map of Pau and its surroundings, being a reduced version of the map by Comte Dulong de Rosnay and engraved by Nicolas Delamare and published by Lafon.

Very decorative and uncommon map of France, with Corsica prepared by Brion de la Tour showing the new border set by the Peace Treaty of May 30, 1814. Engraved by Chaumier. The map is bordered by French Kings up to Louis XVIII.The Treaty of Paris was made between representatives of the allies and France following the restoration of Louis XVIII. The terms towards France were relatively lenient to assist the Bourbon restoration, although provisions were made for a strengthening of the states border...

Chart showing the Brittany coast from Ushent to Ollone, with Belle-Ile. In insets : Rade de Brest and Mouth of the Loire between St. Nazaire and Nantes.Originally engraved by John Seller, here with the address "Sold by Ri. Mount at the Postern on Great Tower Hill LONDON". Mount and Page was a firm of religious and maritime publishers that flourished in the 18th century. The name became well-known worldwide as an imprint of nautical charts.The firm was founded in 1701 by Richard Mount (1654–172...

Detailed chart of Biscay Bay, showing the Coast of Brittany. The chart is oriented with north-east at the top and includes two large insets of the Loire River with Nantes and the complete coast of Brittany.Originally engraved by John Seller, here with the address "Sold by Ri. Mount at the Postern on Great Tower Hill LONDON". Mount and Page was a firm of religious and maritime publishers that flourished in the 18th century. The name became well-known worldwide as an imprint of nautical charts.The...

Separately issued map of Burgundy area. Two maps of Burgundy region on a plate. Separately published map, without text on the verso. Second state with the date 1597 removed from the title cartouche. This is the rarest Burgundy map of the four that Ortelius made.

A finely engraved map of the Province prepared by Pierre-Jean de Bompar who published a single sheet map of the Province in 1591. Title cartouche in the upper left-hand corner. Engraved by Baptista Doetichum.

A charming view of Chambery. Title in a curtain draped at top. French text on verso.From the original 1683 text edition of "Description d'Univers. . ." by Allain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706), a well travelled military engineer and geographer who worked in 17th century France under King Louis XIV.Published by Denys Thierry.

A charming engraving of a French couple in 17th-century dress.Title in a curtain draped at top. French text on verso.From the original 1683 text edition of "Description d'Univers. . ." by Allain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706), a well travelled military engineer and geographer who worked in 17th century France under King Louis XIV.Published by Denys Thierry.

A charming map of Savoy. Title in a curtain draped at top. French text on verso.From the original 1683 text edition of "Description d'Univers. . ." by Allain Manesson Mallet (1630-1706), a well travelled military engineer and geographer who worked in 17th century France under King Louis XIV.Published by Denys Thierry.

Showing the town of Salins, a commune with salt works (Salines) in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. With a key (1-15) in Latin and French to the most remarkable sights. Etching by A. F. Bauduins (Adrien François Baudouin) after Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690) who was a Flemish Baroque painter specialising in battle scenes. He was active first in Brussels, where he was a pupil of Pieter Snayers, and from the 1660s onwards in Paris.His paint...

Map of Bretagne in France. From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu aimed of publishing an atlas to compete with the Hondius-Jansson Atlas. By 1630, he had published at least 17 folio size maps. Blaeu was able to realize his plan soon after he had acquired the copper plates of the atlas maps by Jodocus Hondius. The "Appendix followed in 1630.In 1635 he finally realized a "international edition" of a world atlas, the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum".

Original lithograph of the inside of the cathedral situated in Chartres. Lithographed by Bachelier after a design by Chapuy and printed in Paris by Lemercier, Bernard Cie.

Original lithograph of the northern portal of Chartres cathedral. Lithographed by Jules Monthelier (1801-1883) and Adolphe-Jean-Baptist Bayot (Alessandria 1810 - 1866) after a design by Chapuy and printed in Paris by Lemercier, Bernard Cie.

Prepared by Jacob Surhon who made a manuscript map of Artois for which he received 36 Livres from Charles V in 1554. For security reasons the map was not published. Only in 1579, when Antwerp was independent for a short time, Ortelius used the map for publication in his atlas.This is the last and very rare state with the signature of Theodorus Galle.

Portrait of Ludovicus XV, set in a decorative border.In lower part "Jo. Es. Nilson, inv et excutiv Aug V. et à Paris chez Rosselin Rue St. Jaques a l'Autel Saumur". Prepared by Johann Esaias Nilson (1721-88), 'the German Watteau'. Nilson was part of a family of artists and established himself as the leading Augsburg artist of his day, whose influence extended across publishing, art academies, a role as court painter, and the decorative arts (especially ceramics).Louis XV, known as Louis the Bel...

Early map of Eastern France and part of Switzerland. Geneva in upper right corner. With Latin text on verso. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius. Shortly after the publication of big folio-atlases the need was apparently felt for a smaller sized atlas, one that would be handier and, above all, cheaper. Joh. Cloppenburgh published in 1630 a atlas based on Mercator's pocket map, but in a slightly larger size. He published a Latin text edition in 1632.