FRISI (Paolo). Treaty of rivers and torrents. Increased navi - Lot 144

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FRISI (Paolo). Treaty of rivers and torrents. Increased navi - Lot 144
FRISI (Paolo). Treaty of rivers and torrents. Increased navigable canals. Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1774. In-4, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the plates, gilt roulette on the cups. The illustration consists of 2 maps (plan of the new canal and no Trollhette in the river Gotha in Sweden, course of the Po of Primaro and the rivers of the plains, the Bolonnois and the Romagna) and a table, the whole leaflet. Original edition of the French translation by De Serrey of this very complete account of the state of knowledge of the time concerning rivers, streams and watercourses, their flow, the alluvium, the river beds and how to change them, their gradient, the mouth to the sea etc. The author cites all the studies and works that have been written in this field and pays particular attention to the case of the course of the Primaro, which was to concentrate the waters of the Po and other rivers. Very beautiful copy decorated on the back with the figure of Louis XVI.
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