CASSINI DE THURY (Cesar-Francois). - Lot 99

CASSINI DE THURY (Cesar-Francois). Map of the dioceses of the Province of Languedoc. (Paris, Impr. du Cabinet du Roi, 1781). Large folio (ca 66 x 52 cm), 24 maps. Contemporary marbled fawn basane, spine ribbed, red edges (binding worn, spine missing, slight wetness and browning, tears without missing on qq. maps). Rare complete set in one volume. Beautiful suite of Cassini's 24 maps of the dioceses of the Province of Languedoc, engraved on copper in black by Aldring, the letter by Bourgoin, based on the topographical surveys carried out as part of the Description générale de la France, under Cassini's direction. Surveyed by order of Dillon, archbishop of Narbonne, and reduced by Louis Capitaine. Each plate is printed on several assembled sheets.