[France]. CASSINI DE THURY, César-François. - Lot 49

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[France]. CASSINI DE THURY, César-François. - Lot 49
[France]. CASSINI DE THURY, César-François. Map of the Dioceses of the Province of Languedoc. (Paris, Impr. du Cabinet du Roi, 1781). Large folio (approx. 66 x 52 cm), 24 maps. Contemporary marbled fawn sheepskin, ribbed spine, red edges (binding worn, spine missing, slight water stains and browning, tears without loss on a few maps). Rare complete set, bound in a single volume. A fine set of the 24 maps of the dioceses of the Province of Languedoc by Cassini, engraved in black on copper by Aldring, with lettering by Bourgoin, based on topographical surveys conducted as part of the *Description générale de la France*, under the direction of the Cassinis. Surveyed by order of Dillon, Archbishop of Narbonne, and scaled down by Louis Capitaine. Each plate is printed across several assembled sheets.
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