ANVILLE (Jean-Baptiste d'). Proposition d'une mesure de la t - Lot 65

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ANVILLE (Jean-Baptiste d'). Proposition d'une mesure de la t - Lot 65
ANVILLE (Jean-Baptiste d'). Proposition d'une mesure de la terre, dont il résulte une diminution considérable de sa circonférence sur les parallèles. Paris, Chaubert, 1735. In-12, 8 x 14 cm, XXXpp, 1 f., 148 + 12pp, contemporary binding in fawn calf, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt motifs. First edition, illustrated with an engraved map of the course of the Loire from Sully to Nantes. Geographer to the king at the age of 22, d'Anville (1697-1782) was the most important French cartographer of the 18th century. He became a member of the Académie des Sciences in 1773. Good condition. Old angular staining. Split at one joint, top cover worn with small loss at spine.
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