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270 - ROUX (Joseph). Recueil des principaux plans, des ports et ra…
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ROUX (Joseph). Recueil des principaux plans, des ports et rades de la mer Méditerranée. Rare nautical atlas consisting of 67 plans with depth indications. Marseille, no publisher given, 1764. In quarto, oblong (173x235mm), contemporary marbled basane, smooth spine restored in the 19th century, ornamented with Romantic irons pushed in gold, at the bottom of the spine "D. Huguet" in gilt letters. Engraved title and 67 plates, numbered 1 to 65, with two additional plates, 18 and 36. Paper a little yellowed, plates 25-29 and 51 wet. Some foxing and handling marks. Small holes, worm work, on almost all plates, including 7 (30 - 37) with restoration. Hinge cracked at plate 30. Leather rubbed, damaged at the edges of the boards and headpieces, slight epidermis on the boards. Hinge very weakened. Portable atlas produced in Marseille by Joseph Roux (1725-1789), hydrographer to the king, dedicated to Monseigneur le Duc de Choiseul. Opens with a title page engraved by Laurent and decorated with figures symbolising the sea and land: Neptune's trident and crown, dolphin, compass, globe, cherub bearing crossbow and quarter, anchor, net, cannon and cannonballs. Composed of plans of ports, sometimes scenographic, engraved on copper in the Italian style. An extremely useful compendium for commercial navigation at the time, covering the Mediterranean coasts of Spain, France, Italy, Greece/Turkey, the Barbary States (Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Tangiers, Tripoli), the Near East and a number of islands (Cyprus, Milo, Corfu). A good copy, rare with the date 1764, which has the same number of plates as the Bnf copy.
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About the sale Prestige sale - Antiquarian and collectible books
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Auction time 06/15/2026 at 2:00 PM
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