France - First modern map of France; Cassini - Carte de France divisée en XXXI gouvernements militaires et en ses provinces, dressée sur les - 1751-1760

Map of France divided into thirty-one military governments and its provinces, drawn on the best maps that have appeared to date, and on the map of the Triangles in XVIII small sheets. Geometrically surveyed by order of the King, and published by Mr. Cassini de Thury, of the Royal Academy of Sciences. In PARIS, at Crepy, rue St Jacques near St Pierre close to the parchment shop. 1756 Rare atlas by César-François Cassini de Thury (1714-1784), bringing together 24 maps of the regions of France, with the reduced map of France to aid in assembling the 23 regional maps (one missing at the bottom right, a small part of the Basque Country, dated 1754). All in period coloring, followed by 3 double pages of alphabetical tables. Small defect on the title page. In the front guard, on the back or in the margins of certain maps, and on the title page, … small tear restored on the first two pages.