Les plans et profils des principales villes et lieux considérables du comté d'Alost ou Flandre Imperiale [- Gueldre. - Namur. - Haynaut].

Paris, S. de Beaulieu, [c. 1668]

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Oblong 8vo: 71 ff. (some marg. dampst. not affecting plates).

Contemp. sheep, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, sp. edges (joints split, some stains on boards, corners bumped).

Composite pocket atlas by the military engineer Beaulieu de Pontault (c. 1612-1674) who served Louis II de Bourbon-Condé, put together with parts of the series "Plans et profils", also known as the "Petits Beaulieu". Our copy consists of 4 engr. titles (of the parts on Aalst, Gelderland, Namur and Hainaut), 7 text ff., and 19 maps, 19 plans and 22 views (of which 28 from the part on Hainaut, 12 from Flanders, 6 from Namur, 5 from Artois, 4 from Aalst, 2 from Brabant, 2 from Limburg and 1 from Gelderland).
Ref. Pastoureau Beaulieu I, II, IV, VII, VIII, IX, X and XIII.
Prov. Charles Michel (old ms. entry on title).