Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, ou, Les festes, et divertissements du roy, a Versailles, Festes, et diuertissements du roy, a Versailles, and Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee
Description:
1 unnumbered plate by Francois Chauveau, representing entertainments held in 1674 on the termination of the campaign in Franche-Comte., 5 plates, numbered I-V, by Jean Le Pautre, representing the festivities at Versailles on July 18, 1668., 5 unnumbered plates by Jean Le Pautre., Armorial bookplate with motto: Ubique patriam reminisci., Binding with French royal arms (Bourbon)., Nine plates, numbered 1-9, by Israel Silvestre., On spine: Tom. XI., The first series of 9 plates was originally published in 1673 under the title: Les plaisirs de l’isle enchantee ..., The next series of 5 plates was originally published in 1679 under the title: Relation de la feste de Versailles, du 18e juillet mil six cens soixante-huit., The third series of 6 plates was originally published in 1676 under the title: Les divertissemens de Versailles donnez par la roy a toute sa cour, au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte, en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV ..., The three sequences of plates were each originally published separately with text by Andre Felibien., and Two plates have Yale proprietary stamps on verso; all other versos blank.
Subject (Geographic):
France --Court and courtiers --Pictorial works
and France --History --Louis XIV, 1643-1715
Subject (Name):
Chauveau, Francois, 1613-1676, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Divertissemens de Versailles donnez par le roy a toute sa cour au retour de la conqueste de la Franche-Comte en l’annee M.DC.LXXIV, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Plaisirs de l’isle enchantee, Felibien, Andre, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695. Relation de la feste de Versailles du dix-huitieme juillet mil six cents soixante-huit, Le Pautre, Jean, 1618-1682, and Silvestre, Israel, 1621-1691
Author's inscribed presentation copy to Mrs. W.H. Low. An autograph note by W.H. Low, and a proofsheet from Low's A chronicle of friendships, London, 1908, both concerning this volume are laid in. and This issue lacks the publisher's Prèface of the earlier issue. Illustrated binding. Beinecke 249.
Publisher:
J. Hetzel et Cie,
Subject (Name):
Grousset, Paschal, 1844-1909, Low, W. H., Mrs.--Autograph, Low, W. H., Mrs.--Presentation inscription from R.L. Stevenson, Roux, Georges, illustrator, and Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894--Presentation inscription to Mrs. W.H. Low
Subject (Topic):
Illustrators and Treasure Island (Imaginary place)
Benazech, Peter Paul, ca. 1730-ca. 1783 Elliot, William, 1727-1766 Peake, James, 1729-ca. 1782 Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809
Published / Created:
[1761]
Call Number:
2003 Folio 27
Image Count:
10
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Alternative Title:
Scenographia Americana
Publisher:
Thomas Jefferys
Subject (Geographic):
New Jersey --Pictorial works --Early works to 1800, New York (State) --Pictorial works --Early works to 1800, and Pennsylvania --Pictorial works --Early works to 1800