MORTIER, Pieter (1661-1711). Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique, ou description des Principales Villes avec leurs fortifications. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, [1702]. The most complete set of Mortier's edition to appear at auction for almost 30 years. This extremely comprehensive collection of maps, plans and views of fortifications of European cities in France, Germany, and the Netherlands also includes a number of other regions, including Malta, Constantinople, Tripoli and several of the New World, including a plan of Quebec (Kershaw 279; bound in part 7). Conceived by de Fer in response to the rise in interest and popularity of Vauban's systems of fortifications (one of his plans appears on the engraved 'Introduction a la Fortification' title), it was originally published between 1690-1695. In this edition, Mortier copied exactly de Fer's work, re-engraved the plates, and added a 13th and 14th part comprising a sea atlas of the coasts of France and Spain. Pastoureau Fer IX H; Shirley BL T.MORT-5b; Van der Krogt IV-1, 482:2. There is a discrepancy in the number of plates called for in the bibliographies, since the letterpress titles are sometimes counted as plates. In this copy, the plates are numbered either in manuscript or with engraved plate numbers, the numeration including but not numbering the titles. It seems that the 14 folding plates present here only appear in this edition. 14 parts in one volume, oblong folio (304 x 407mm). Engraved 'Introduction a la Fortification' title with dedication to the Duc de Bourgogne to part 1, with a date seemingly of 1696 semi-erased, and four further engraved dedication leaves (of 14), 306 engraved plates, of which 14 folding including 3 half-page city plans with letterpress descriptions in French and Dutch, 14 letterpress titles printed in red and black, part 1 with 2pp. letterpress list of contents and advertisement (plate 14 trimmed at bottom edge into image, plates 195-197 and 199 cut down and mounted, about half-a-dozen plates browned and spotted, part 6 with light, insignificant vertical creasefold to all plates). Contemporary calf (rebacked, preserving original gilt spine, extremities lightly rubbed).
MORTIER, Pieter (1661-1711). Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique, ou description des Principales Villes avec leurs fortifications. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, [1702]. The most complete set of Mortier's edition to appear at auction for almost 30 years. This extremely comprehensive collection of maps, plans and views of fortifications of European cities in France, Germany, and the Netherlands also includes a number of other regions, including Malta, Constantinople, Tripoli and several of the New World, including a plan of Quebec (Kershaw 279; bound in part 7). Conceived by de Fer in response to the rise in interest and popularity of Vauban's systems of fortifications (one of his plans appears on the engraved 'Introduction a la Fortification' title), it was originally published between 1690-1695. In this edition, Mortier copied exactly de Fer's work, re-engraved the plates, and added a 13th and 14th part comprising a sea atlas of the coasts of France and Spain. Pastoureau Fer IX H; Shirley BL T.MORT-5b; Van der Krogt IV-1, 482:2. There is a discrepancy in the number of plates called for in the bibliographies, since the letterpress titles are sometimes counted as plates. In this copy, the plates are numbered either in manuscript or with engraved plate numbers, the numeration including but not numbering the titles. It seems that the 14 folding plates present here only appear in this edition. 14 parts in one volume, oblong folio (304 x 407mm). Engraved 'Introduction a la Fortification' title with dedication to the Duc de Bourgogne to part 1, with a date seemingly of 1696 semi-erased, and four further engraved dedication leaves (of 14), 306 engraved plates, of which 14 folding including 3 half-page city plans with letterpress descriptions in French and Dutch, 14 letterpress titles printed in red and black, part 1 with 2pp. letterpress list of contents and advertisement (plate 14 trimmed at bottom edge into image, plates 195-197 and 199 cut down and mounted, about half-a-dozen plates browned and spotted, part 6 with light, insignificant vertical creasefold to all plates). Contemporary calf (rebacked, preserving original gilt spine, extremities lightly rubbed).
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