DESNOS Louis-Charles, Etrennes utiles et nécessaires aux com - Lot 520

DESNOS Louis-Charles, Etrennes utiles et nécessaires aux commerçants et voyageurs, ou Indicateur fidèle. Paris, Desnos, 1772. Small in-folio format in-16, frontispiece - title - 2 plans mounted on tabs - 176 pp including 156 plans - 13 blank ff. Bound in full red morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleurons, triple gilt fillet, gilt title, gilt edges. A very interesting vade-mecum for travelers, this handsome pocket atlas gives details of routes taken on the eve of the French Revolution, both in France and in Europe. The engraved frontispiece and title are followed by a general map of France and a map of the Paris area. The first 150 pages, as well as pp. 161-166, present the maps and are followed by tables. The endpapers are intended for travelers' notes. These charming little atlases were published annually until 1790. Grand-Carteret 581.