[Savoie]. BLAEU (Willem Janszoon & Joan). Nieuw Vermeerderd - Lot 65

[Savoie]. BLAEU (Willem Janszoon & Joan). Nieuw Vermeerderd en Verbeterd groot Stedeboek van Piemont en van Savoye. The Hague, Rutgert Christoffel Alberts, 1725. 4 volumes in folio (59 x 37 cm).contemporary marbled Dutch calf, three frames of gilt roulettes formed of gilt fleur-de-lys, palmettes and chains, large gilt irons in the corners and large central diamond pattern on the covers, 8-rib spine richly decorated with gilt compartments, tan and bronze-green morocco title-pieces, edges gilt, skilfully restored (extremities rubbed, particularly at the heads and tails of the spines, small cracks on morsts, very slight and insignificant occasional foxing, some plates with a few scattered light stains confined to the extreme margins). Third Dutch edition of the Théâtre de Savoie (1724-1725), a major work of cartography and iconography of the towns of Piedmont and Savoy, including maps, plans, topographical views and monuments. Conceived under Charles-Emmanuel II of Savoy and completed under Marie-Jeanne de Savoie-Nemours, the work was originally published in 1682 by the Blaeu family, then republished in 1693 and 1697 before this edition by Rutgert Christoffel Alberts. It divides the original volumes into four parts, illustrated by frontispieces engraved by Abraham Blooteling and Gérard Valck, after Gérard de Lairesse. Elegantly bound and printed on large paper, this copy illustrates the exceptional skills of Dutch engravers of the period and the geographical advances of the early 18th century. It comprises: 4 engraved titles, 4 typographical titles in red and black, 4 engraved portraits, one of which is double-page, engraved plate of coats of arms, double-page genealogical table, 136 engraved maps, plans, bird's-eye views or plates, as well as the additional single-page plate of the monument to Charles Emmanuel II on the Voie Sarde. The work consists of two parts, each divided into two volumes: the first part is devoted to Piedmont and is illustrated with 66 plates. The second part is devoted to Savoy, with 70 plates. (Van der Krogt 43:331.1-2).