HURTAUT (Pierre-Thomas-Nicolas) - MAGNY.Dictionnaire historique de la ville de Paris et de ses environs.Paris: Moutard, 1779. - 4 volumes in-8, 197 x 122: (2 ff.), viij pp, (4 ff.), 720 pp, 1 plan, 1 map; (2 ff.), 792 pp; (2 ff.), 784 pp; (2 ff.), 847 pp, (2 ff. last blank). Original edition, dedicated to Jean-Paul-Timoléon, duc de Brissac, of this important dictionary which has become invaluable for our knowledge of Paris and its surroundings in the 18th century. This historical dictionary is a living encyclopaedia of Paris and the surrounding region, offering a detailed insight into life in and around the capital. The book explores in detail the emblematic monuments, religious institutions and communities of artists and craftsmen that have shaped the city's identity. It also lists the streets, tracing their history and evolution, while describing the colleges and scholarships that were associated with them. It begins with a "Tableau analytique, civil et politique De la Ville & Faubourg de Paris", followed by a fold-out map of Paris and its suburbs, and a fold-out map of the environs of Paris "d'après les Observations de Mrs de l'Académie Rle des Sciences Par M. Phelippeaux, Ingénieur Géographe". A copy from the library of Charles-Gilbert, vicomte Morel de Vindé (1759-1842), magistrate, agronomist, writer and politician. His coat of arms appears at the bottom of the spine. A very fine copy, in a very good state of preservation. Old label of a private library at the top of the spines. Provenance: Charles-Gilbert, viscount Morel de Vindé.