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]]>Collation: 182 mapsheets which, if joined, would comprise an approximately 11 metre square map of France together with two key maps; ‘Carte générale de la France par Départemens Servant à l’Assemblage des 182 feuilles…’ and ‘la Nouvelle carte qui comprend les principaux Triangles qui servent de Fondement à la Description géométrique de La France’ (1744). 3 of the smaller maps have been trimmed and mounted to the neighbouring sheets. Namely: sheet 125 (Cherbourg) is attached to sheet 93 (La Houghue), sheet 160 (Noirmoutiers) is attached to sheet 131 (Nantes), and sheet 182 (Camarat) is on sheet 155 (Toulon).
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