an old map of europe with the borders of the countriesan old book sitting on top of a table next to a white wallan open book with a picture of a man in a crown on top of it
Maître Paul PASTAUD

236 - D'ANVILLE (Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon). States formed in Euro…
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Estimate €150 - €200
Description
D'ANVILLE (Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon). States formed in Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1771. Quarto, half-havana calf, plain spine with decoration (19th-century binding). First edition, printed on fine laid paper. Complete (as a loose leaf) with the large fold-out map of Europe, engraved by the author, with raised outlines (a cut along a fold, but no loss). This is missing from the copy held by the BnF. Heraldic bookplate of C. Garnier. Bookplate bearing the seal of Paul Chapuy, mining engineer.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
Auction location
Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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