SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS. Carte Generale de la Province de Breta - Lot 160

SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS. Carte Generale de la Province de Bretagne Levée Géométriquement Rennes, 1775. Col. Faint wetness at left, tiny brown spots. 498 x 695 mm. First published state by Mondhare of the "Carte Generale de la Province de Bretagne Levée Géométriquement et Assujetie aux Observations Astronomiques de M.rs de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. Dediée a nos Seigneurs les Etats de Bretagne Par une Societé d'Ingenieurs. 'Se Vend à Rennes Rue aux Foulon'. Adorned with a title cartouche at the bottom left, a compass rose and a scale of 10 leagues of 2 400 toises. This map published in Rennes indicates the roads and paths with mentions of posts along the main roads. - C. Gaudillat, Old maps of Brittany 1582-1800, Pl. N° 63.