SELS. GARD. HÉRAULT. 1746. MARSHES OF THE BAS-LANGUEDOC. 2 D - Lot 70

SELS. GARD. HÉRAULT. 1746. MARSHES OF THE BAS-LANGUEDOC. 2 Decrees of King Louis XV: “Decree of the King’s Council of State, which accepts the transfer made by Sieur … du Brocard de Barillon, into the hands of the King, of the gift made to Marshal de NOAILLES, … of the ponds, marshes and swamps, from Beaucaire to Aigues-Mortes, and the Pérols Pond, subject to compensation being provided to the said Sieur de Barrillon in accordance with the settlement and determination to be made by His Majesty.” dated November 7, 1746; Printed 13 pages, in-4° + “Decree of the King’s Council of State, appointing Commissioners to adjudicate all disputes that may arise concerning the King’s donation of the marshes to the Estates-General of the Province of Languedoc” dated November 15, 1746: “The grant of ponds, marshes, swamps, salt marshes, tidal flats, and coastal wetlands, rivers, and ponds and flooded lands of Lower Languedoc, from Beaucaire to Aigues-Mortes, and the Pérols Pond, with the authority to drain them and construct a navigable canal...” Printed on 5 pages, in-4° format.