Les Commentaires de César – Julius Caesar – 1763 | Maps & Plates

Julius Caesar’s Les commentaires are some of the most prolific military writings. They focus on first-hand accounts of Julius Caesar in the Callic wars but were written as though from a third-person view. This 1763 French edition was edited and translated by Perrot d’Ablancourt and Mascrier and includes Aulus Hirtius’ Bellum Alexandrinum and his continuation of Caesar’s De Bello Gallico. The draw of this two-volume edition, however, is the impressive, folding maps by Bourguignon d’Anville and 13 full-page and folding engravings.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Les commentaires de César
• Author(s): Julius Caesar
• Illustrator(s): Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville
• Contributor(s): Perrot d’Ablancourt (Translator); Mascrier (Translator); Aulus Hirtius (Author – Continuation)
• Publisher: Amsterdam & Leipzig: Chez Arkstee & Merkus
• Edition: Nouvelle édition revue, corrigée, et augmentée, 1763
• Format: (12mo), two-volume set
• Binding: Leather
• Size:  7in x 4.25in (17.5 cm x 10.5 cm)
• Collation: 13 engraved plates; 2 folding maps – complete
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • De Bello Gallico
  • Bellum Alexandrinum
  • Historical commentary
  • Two large, folding maps
• Reference(s): Lowndes 345–46

Condition:

Very Good. Secure binding with surface at corners. Minimal age-toning with little to no foxing. Plates and maps intact and accounted for.

Why Collect This?

• Includes both incredible folding maps which are often extracted from this title

• Features Aulus Hirtius’ continuation texts

• Illustrated with portraits and views of battle tactics

Item Number: # 28967