There were to be seen drawings of maps which he had begun, and some that he had finished.

He had a clever method of washing them in.

His geographical memory was prodigious.
Over the hall was the turning and joining room, furnished with ingenious instruments for working in wood.

He inherited some from Louis XV., and he often busied himself, with Duret's assistance, in keeping them clean and bright.

Above was the library of books published during his reign.