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A monumental panorama from Dauphiné to XVIIIth century
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BEGUILLET Edme – GUETTARD Jean-Etienne. General and particular description of France; work enriched with prints based on drawings by the most famous artists. Dedicated to king. Department of Rhône, government of Dauphiné. Paris, from the Ph.-D printing house. Stones, 1784.
- 2 volume in-folio, glazed calf, triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, morocco title and volume number (contemporary binding). 2ff. (false title + general title), engraved vignette by Maquellier - XXIV pp. (Introduction) - 102 pp. (Abridged from the history of Dauphiné & the Princes Dauphins. by M. Béguillet. 1 header engraved with a historical scene, by Le Barbier and L. Pauquet - 255 pp. ((Minéralogie du Dauphiné 1784 followed by various memoirs by region (Lyon to Vienne, St Vallier, Montélimar, extinct volcanoes of Vivarais, etc.) – Itinerary. First trip to Dauphiné 1775 (Grésivaudan, Grande Chartreuse, etc.) – Explanation of the plates) + 10 engraved mineralogical plates (each with 2 images, numbers from 1 to 20 in the explanation of the plates); 240 p. Description of Dauphiné. 3rd & 4th part. 1 folio volume, half-basane, richly decorated ribbed spine (binding XIX°), 13 ff. no number of text followed by 45 engraved plates with 72 views (double-page view of the Allevard site). Minor rubbing, cracked jaw corners at the bottom for the third volume, rare browning.
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