Carte des Routes des Postes de l'Empire Francais du Royaume de l'Italie et de la Confederation du Rhin. Tardieu, gravieur des postes Imperiales, 1812. Approximately 50 x 56 1/4 inches, color outlined, silk backed in sections and folded. Enclosed in contemporary crimson straight-edge morocco richly gilt solander case, titled with elaborate Napoleonic arms and decorations to cover. Tears and repairs to opened areas of old silk backing, map itself just lightly soiled, a few panels toned, a candidate for re-backing, case rebacked with some tears to openings, rubbed and soiled. Provenance: Martin-Michel-Charles Gaudin, Duc de Gaete, Napoleon's Minister of Finance and the founder of the Banque du France with his bookplate to map. An old auction or bookseller's listing laid in attributing this map to Napoleon, with the provenance of the Duc de Gaete as above this seems highly likely though we can not conclusively attribute this as Napoleon's personal copy.

Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the collection of Napoleonic items of George Eustis Paine, a noted 20th-century industrialist from New York, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. The fine collection of over 155 items comes to sale from Michele Thomure from Illinois, who is Mr. Paine’s step-granddaughter. The sale features a Napoleonic library, including Napoleon’s personal map, autographed material, and books belonging to and about Napoleon; several bronze sculptures of him; portrait miniatures; snuff boxes; and other items of the era.

G. Eustis Paine (1893-1953) was a wealthy 20th-century industrialist, banker and executive, who was chairman of the board of the New York and Pennsylvania Co., paper manufacturers. He was born in Willsboro, New York and graduated from Columbia University. Besides the company he headed, he was Trustee of Hanover Bank, a director and chairman of the Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Company’s executive committee, and a director and executive committee member of the Great Northern Paper Co.