[France]. CARTE ROUTIERE DE LA FRANCE dressée par ordre de M - Lot 62

[France]. CARTE ROUTIERE DE LA FRANCE dressée par ordre de Monsieur le Directeur général des Ponts et chaussées. Paris, Charles Picquet, 1813. 1 map in 6 copper-engraved sheets mounted on cloth and folded, each measuring 66 x 95 cm. and approx. 196 x 185 cm. if assembled, contours colored at the time, in a slipcase in-4 (24 x 15 cm.), contemporary red half-maroquin, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleurons (Minor soiling on one of the segments of map no. 3). First edition. Beautiful map of France engraved by E. Collin with watercolor contours. The map also includes parts of England, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy (as far as the island of Ischia) and northern Spain (as far as the Valencia region). Roads, mule routes, relay stations, navigation canals, watering and drainage canals, towns, fortified towns, forts, villages and villages are shown, along with departmental and state boundaries. The six sheets can be joined together to form a wall map measuring approximately 1.95 x 1.85 meters. Each sheet bears the Charles Picquet publisher's label, with a reduction of the map divided into 6 sections and a vellum tab with the sheet number handwritten on the back for identification. Very fine set, perfectly preserved in its original slipcase.