Louis Bretez (died 1737) was a draughtsman, engraver, cartographer and designer of architectural ornament."Bretez, Louis (16..-1738)"
Notice de personne, Bnf. In 1706 he published ''La Perspective pratique de l'Architecture''.Michel Gallet (1995). ''Les Architectes parisiens du XVIIIe siècle'', p. 91. . He was a professor of perspective and a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture de Saint-Luc."Compte-rendus des scéances (8 May 1900), p. 104
''Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Isle de France''. In 1734 he was commissioned to draw up the

Turgot map of Paris The Turgot map of Paris (french: link=no, Plan de Turgot) is a highly accurate and detailed map of the city of Paris, France, as it existed in the 1730s. The map was commissioned by Parisian municipality chief Michel-Étienne Turgot, drawn up b ...

. By contract, Turgot requested a very faithful reproduction with great accuracy. Bretez was allowed to enter mansions, houses and gardens to take measurements and draw pictures, and worked on the project from 1734 to 1736.Mapping the Boroughs
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