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Plan statistique des vignobles produisant les grands vins de Bourgogne : classés séparément pour chaque commune de l'arrondissement de Beaume suivant le mérite des produits par les soins du comité d'agriculture de cet arrondissement... - Lucien Bonnamas

1861 - Imprimerie librairie Ed. Batault-Morot, Beaune - First Edition, First Printing, with first issue of the map.
Presenting the first printing ‘notice explicative’ of the first official classification of the great wines of Burgundy in 1861, detailing the ‘communes’ of Beaune, and of Santenay to Vougeot [Poisot, 35], with classification of the vineyards into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class, as well as their size.

Together with the first printing first issue of the lithographic map (278cmx26cm (just over 9 feet in length)), the three different classifications hand-coloured in green, yellow and pink, folded in the publisher’s separate gilt lettered card boards, and canvas backing).

Both extremely rare and ‘lacking in all the great collections’ - Gérard Oberlé,
Une Bibliothèque Bachique.

The ‘Comité d’Agriculture de Beaune ‘had this work produced for the Universal Exhibition of 1862, to "provide the wine trade serious guarantees in terms of the origin of what is sold".

Indicating, outside of the ‘
Légendes’ area, highlighted colours for the vineyards of the district of Dijon. The map, very finely printed, was inspired by that of Dr. Lavalle from 1855.  
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Price HK$ 110,000



Plan des Vignobles produisant Les Grands Vins de Bourgogne - Lucien Bonnamas

After 1870 - A. Batault, Beaune - Second printing of the ‘de choix’ issue
A magnificent, large, rare and fine lithographed map of the vineyards producing the great Burgundy wines as classified in 1861 for each commune of the Arrondissement of Beaune according to the merit of the products under the guidance of the Comité d'Agriculture de l'Arrondissement de Beaune, and for the Arrondissement of Dijon by a Society of Winegrowers. Drawn by M. L. Bonnamas.

Over 3 metres (10 feet) in length. Currently folded into a bespoke French binding, but can be simply removed from the modern archival tissue attachments for mounting as three sheets or one continuous map.

This is the second printing of the 1861 deluxe ‘de choix’ issue which was produced in small numbers (scale 1/20,0000, three sheets (125.5x53cm; 125.5x53cm; 65x5cm / plates 112x36cm; 112x36cn; 50cmx36cm with Larrey extending approx. 4cm outside of the standard border)).
 
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Price HK$ 40,000