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ST. PETERSBURG, Imperial Academy of Science and Art. Plan de la ville de St. Petersbourg avec ses principales ves, dessiné & gravé sous la direction de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences & des Artes. St. Petersburg: 1753.
Broadside 2° (514 x 377mm). Letterpress title and 3 leaves of index in Russian and French, 12 (of 17) folding engraved plates of views, of which 4 are double-sheet. (Lacking the map on 9 sheets, faint dampstain on title, faint spots in one plate.) Contemporary speckled calf, the sides panelled in blind, spine gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, speckled edges (a few minor abrasions).
A fine series of views of St. Petersburg published by the Imperial Academy of Science and Art. The volume was intended to contain a plan on 9 sheets and 17 views of the city, although it is rarely found complete.
Broadside 2° (514 x 377mm). Letterpress title and 3 leaves of index in Russian and French, 12 (of 17) folding engraved plates of views, of which 4 are double-sheet. (Lacking the map on 9 sheets, faint dampstain on title, faint spots in one plate.) Contemporary speckled calf, the sides panelled in blind, spine gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, speckled edges (a few minor abrasions).
A fine series of views of St. Petersburg published by the Imperial Academy of Science and Art. The volume was intended to contain a plan on 9 sheets and 17 views of the city, although it is rarely found complete.