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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

377 - Atlases – France
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Atlases – France Desnos, (Louis Charles) Etrennes Utiles et Nécessaires Aux Commerçans et Voyageurs ou Indicateur Fidèle Enseignant toutes les Routes Royales et particulières de la France... Latest corrected and expanded edition. With frontispiece and title page, 158 (including 2 double-sheet-sized) partially coloured maps, 1 page of legends and 15 pages of text, all engraved. Paris, Desnos, 1777. 16° (11.2 x 6.5 cm). Contemporary leather binding with partial floral ornamentation. Gilding on spine, fore-edge and inner edges; gold-stamped title; endpapers of paper coated blue on one side; and gold edging on the reverse (with a small loss at the top capital, the corners slightly bumped, and slight scuffing). A charming French Rococo street atlas designed to fit in a pocket, throughout in a pastel-coloured antique palette. – Cf. Phillips 7704. – This fully engraved itinerary by Charles-Louis Desnos (1725–1805), a geographer, copperplate engraver, globemaker and maker of surveying instruments, map dealer and purveyor to the Danish court, contains consistently precisely drawn and vigorously engraved maps depicting travel routes radiating out from Paris in all directions across France, as well as to Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Great Britain. - The double-sheet engravings include a general map of France and a plan of Paris, whilst 16 of the text pages contain route descriptions. Bound in are 12 blank sheets for notes, one of which bears contemporary notes in pencil. - Front endpapers and frontispiece (recto) bearing several 19th-century owner’s inscriptions. The first and last leaves are slightly soiled and show finger marks in places; otherwise, the volume is clean overall. A charming French Rococo pocket street atlas, with partial contemporary colouring throughout. Richly illustrated with a frontispiece, an illustrated title page, 158 (including 2 double-page) partially coloured maps, as well as 1 page of legends and 15 pages of text, all engraved. Bound in a marbled contemporary calf with partly floral gold tooling, gilt title, decorative endpapers made of blue-coloured paper, and gilt edges throughout (with minor flaws to the upper headband, the corners somewhat bumped, and the boards worn). - Cf. Phillips 7704. - This fully engraved itinerary by Charles-Louis Desnos (1725–1805), geographer, engraver, globe and instrument maker, map dealer and purveyor to the Danish court, contains precisely drawn and boldly engraved maps depicting travel routes from Paris in all directions across France, as well as to Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Great Britain. - The double-page engravings include a general map of France and a plan of Paris. 16 of the text pages contain route descriptions. Bound in are 12 blank sheets for personal notes, one page of which bears contemporary remarks in pencil. - The front endpapers and the blank recto of the frontispiece bear several 19th-century owner’s inscriptions. The first and last leaves are slightly soiled and have fingerprints in places; otherwise, it is a clean copy. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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