Nancy - [MICHEL (Nicolas-Léopold)]. General... - Lot 20 - Les ventes Damien Voglaire SRL

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Nancy - [MICHEL (Nicolas-Léopold)]. General... - Lot 20 - Les ventes Damien Voglaire SRL
Nancy - [MICHEL (Nicolas-Léopold)]. General account of the expenditure for the buildings that the King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine and Bar has had built for the embellishment of the city of Nancy, since 1751, until 1759, large folio (45 x 32 cm), 80 unnumbered leaves, illustrated with the general plan of Nancy, surveyed in 1758, folded out h.t.; facades of the Hôtel de Ville, the Hôtel des Fermes, the Hôtel de Mr. Alliot Alliot, the Pavillon du Sr. Jacquet, the Pavillon de la Comédie; view of the fountains and the opposite side of the Hôtel de Ville; facade of the Porte Royale; elevations of one of the two gates and fountains set in hollow towers at the corners of the Place Royale de Nancy, of the gates at the entrance corners of the Place Royale de Nancy (double plate, t.p.), of the guards' houses, of the fountains, of the fountain, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse, of the gatehouse and of the fountain.t.), of the railings of the large Balcony of the middle of the Façade of the Town Hall (double plate h.t.); statue of Louis XV; Porte Saint-Stanislas; Place d'Alliance; perspective view of the Carrière from the intendance; Intendance; Pavillon pour les Officiers de la Garnison (all in intaglio engraving), Interesting vignette on the title: scene of Stanislas' visit to the building site, engraved after a drawing by the painter Jean Girardet, where we see the king discussing the plans with Héré. Two plates outside the text (added?) at the end of the volume, the second titled in ink: "Pl. 19 Coronation with the arms of the art of locksmithing". Finally, the volume ends with the "Table historique, généalogique et chronologique des ducs de Lorraine [...]" by Lionnois, 1765", a table on a double sheet of folding paper. Thus, not only is the work complete with the map of Nancy which is often missing, but plates and a table have been added. Bound in full brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt designs including small crosses of Lorraine (traces of wear, rubbed jaws, fresh interior except for small stains on the title, one stained and browned leaf (see notebook Y). First edition. Rare in good condition and more than complete!
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