LEROUGE, G.L. Part de la Bretagne n° 16,... - Lot 134 - Nouvelle Etude

LEROUGE, G.L. Part de la Bretagne n° 16, 21 (2), 22, 23, 24, 25 et 28. Paris, 1757. Black and white. Paper slightly yellowed. 197 x 321 mm. Eight maps representing the Breton coastline by part: Cape Frehel, Goulven Cove, Ushant, Brest, Douarnenez Bay, Glenan Islands. Maps taken from "Recueil des côtes Maritimes de France sur quatre lieues de large envi in 50 sheets". This atlas, the first of its kind, was reprinted in 1766 by Brion, at Desnos, with some aces. Le Rouge's maps are immediately recognizable because they have no boundaries. The maps are seen from the ground. A pagination in the upper right corner; a scale of 2 leagues; half fleurs de lys; no title, therefore no indication of the portion of coastline represented. - C. Gaudillat, Anciennes Cartes Marines de la Bretagne 1580-1800, Pl. N°57.