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COQUART, Antoine. DELAMARE - Lot 122
COQUART, Antoine. DELAMARE [Huit Plans de Paris, de Lutèce à Paris divisé en ses 20 quartiers...]. Paris, Antoine Coquart, 1705. In folio format. 8 plans etched in black on laid paper, each measuring approx. 61 x 50 cm, and hand-colored (slight central fold, slight stains on plans 2 and 3, plan 8 repaired in left margin with reinforcement on verso, but otherwise good copies). Suite of eight plans of Paris by Antoine Coquart, depicting the city's evolution through the centuries. This suite of eight plans traces the evolution of Paris from Lutetia to the 1705 century. The first plans show the Roman city around the Île de la Cité, then its medieval expansion on both banks, notably under Louis le Jeune and Philippe Auguste. The following plans illustrate the major transformations under Charles V, Charles VI, and the reigns of Henri III and Louis XIII. The last and most detailed plan shows Paris divided into 20 arrondissements, with its named streets, the Hôtel des Invalides and the new districts added in 1702. This is one of the earliest attempts to illustrate historical development with maps. The first seven maps were engraved by Antoine Coquart (1668-1707) using information and materials supplied by La Mare, while Nicolas de Fer was the engraver of the eighth, which was based on a city plan of the time. Each plan features elegant cartouches with titles, legends and descriptive texts. These plans constitute a valuable historical compilation, enabling us to trace the city's expansion and development from Roman times through the fourth enclosure to the early 18th century. Taken from the famous Traité de la police, a pioneering work on urban administration by Nicolas de La Mare (1639-1723), a Paris commissioner specializing in urban problems and services. From Volume I during Delamare's lifetime.
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