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Voyage pittoresque de la France : avec la description de toutes ses provinces : ouvrage national dédié au Roi et orne d'un grand nombre de gravures exécutées avec les plus grand soin d'après les dessins des meilleurs artistes

1791 · A Paris : Chez Lamy, Libraire ... de l'imprimerie de Monsieur, 1791-1800 · 17 pictures

This is a late eighteenth-century French travel survey, the Voyage pittoresque de la France, published in Paris by Lamy from 1791 to 1800 and dedicated to the king, with engraved views of French provinces drawn by leading artists. Its plates are topographical views of towers, bridges, abbeys and palace gardens, drawn in fine line with soft grey wash and open skies, offering a designer clear models for architectural landscape compositions and tonal engraving.

Natural history -- France · Natural history · Travel · France -- Description and travel · France -- History · France

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