Herculaneum Italy Antiquities Arts 1780 book 107 engravings mythology nudes gods City View Very uncommon scarce mid 19th

Very uncommon scarce mid 19th century folio sheet lithographed map with original hand color

9 1/2" H x 11 3/4" W

nice overall visual appeal

several folding

Herculaneum Italy Antiquities Arts 1780 book 107 engravings mythology nudes gods City View Very uncommon scarce mid 19thLes Antiquits dHerculanum. Tome V. avec explications par P. Sylvain Marechal. Issued 1780, Paris by David, engraver. Period acid washed mottled calf, spine gilt lettered and stamped (now well rubbed), a. e. g.. Joints cracked, boards strongly attached by binding cords, handsome 18th century binding. Volume 5 only (of 8), complete unto itself as a suite of 107 copper engraved plates with explanatory text, many depicting mythological themes and some