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1731223283London: Printed for A Bettesworth and C. Hitch . and W. Innys 1731. The Fourth Edition. Diagrams. xx 196 16 4 36 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf red leather spine label. Boards missing else clean. The Fourth Edition. Diagrams. xx 196 16 4 36 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed for A Bettesworth and C. Hitch ... and W. Innys unknown books
1848GITh370Manuscrit in folio portant la mention "le double a été déposé au rang des minutes de Me Lognon notaire à Corbeil suivant acte du 31 décembre 1848. 3 feuillets non chiffrés (titre calligraphié, 1 tableau récapitulatif sur double page) 174 feuillets numérotés au recto, à l'encre rouge sur l'angle externe supérieur dont 88 feuillets de texte (soit 176 pages), en grande majorité rédigés recto verso avec peu de marges; plusieurs écritures, plus ou moins grandes ou serrées mais toutes bien lisibles, 3 feuillets blancs.Demi basane verte à coins, dos lisse (titre en lettres dorées sur toute sa longueur, plats de papier chagriné vert,reliure de l'époque. Orné de 3 tableaux (1 récapitulatif sur double page au début, 2 comparatifs à pleine page), 41 plans sur papier fort, certains légèrement rehaussé de bleu ou de rouge (5 sur double page, 2 numérotés 5/6 et 12/13)montrant le limites des propriétés rurales appartenant à l'hospice. Petits frottis et décolorations sur le dos, usure du papier des plats avec manques en bordure. Intérieur frais rédigé sur papier timbré, complet de son texte et de tous les plans. Petit cachet "E. Lefèvre géomètre à Sucy, Seine-et-Oise" sur certains feuillets, nombreuses signatures des propriétaires concernés par le nouveau bornage, en marge des feuillets. 1 feuillet double indépendant joint à ce manuscrit dont il est contemporain, porte le titre "Extrait du registre des délibérations de la Commission administrative de l'Hospice Civil de Corbeil" avec la mention "copie conforme" et le cachet "Corbeil, Seine-et-Oise, Mairie". Document intéressant pour cette zone géographique des environs de Paris, qui a depuis connu d'importants changements en matière d'urbanisme.
550Antverpiae ( Anvers ) ; Brugis Fland. ( Bruxelles ) pour les deux parties du 2ème ouvrage ; Parisiis. Ex officina Christophori Plantini ; Ex officina Huberti Goltzij pour les deux parties du 2ème ouvrage ; Apud Egidium Nicolaum Gillios . 1579 Numquam antehac editum ; 1565 pour les deux parties du 2ème ouvrage ; 1588 . 3 ouvrages en 1 vol. , le 2ème étant divisé en 2 parties bien distinctes in - 8 ( 11 x 16 cm ) ( poids = 300 g ) 221 (2) pp.(dont t. ) + 110 (2) pp. (dont les t. ) + 74 (14) pp. (dont t. ) . 66 portraits en médaillons dans le texte . Le 1er ouvrage contient de nombreuses pièces liminaires dont dédicace Ad Isabellam Avstriam Galliae Reginam , Epitaphivm Mariae Isabellae Galliae principis , In Avrelii Victoris historiam , Lectori S. , puis Origo Romanae a Iano et Satvrno conditoribus ... , Sex. Avrelivs Victor de viris illvsrtibvs vrbis Romae ..., Additamentvm virorvm illvstrium... , Avrelii Victoris historiae abbreviatae pars altera , Imp. Romanorvm series , In comment. de origine vrbis Romae And. Schottvs , Avctorvm , Rervm series , De avctore viror illvstrivm , Series virorvm illvstrivm , In Avr. Victoris Historiam Avgvstam notae And. Schotti , Index rervm maxime memorabilivm ... Menda . Le 2ème ouvrage , en deux parties distinctes , contient Hvbert. Goltzivs Iohanni Othoni S. P. D. , Amplissimo viro Domino D. Gvilielmo Ketelero Iohannes Otho Brvgensis S. D. , Ad generosvm bonaeque spei adolescentem Theodorvm Ketelervm Iohannis Othonis Brvgensis Praefata , In Historiam Romanam Introdvctio , puis après le 2ème titre , Sex. Rvfi V. C. dictatoris magistri militvm Breviarivm rervm gestarvm Po. Ro. , Errata , colophon . Le 3ème ouvrage contient : Sex. Ivlii Frontini De colonis libellvs , De limitibvs lex Mamilia , Roscia .... Nomina civitatem Apulia & Calabriae , P. Vellei Paterculi De coloniis ... De coloniis ex Pandect. , M. Portii Catonis ex libris originvm fragmenta , Q. Fabii Pictoris De avreo secvlo et de origine vrbis Romae .. , C. Sempronivs De divisione Italiae & origine vrbis Romae , Myrsilii Lesbii De origine Italiae et Tyrrhenorvm , Coniectvrae qvaedam Io. Opsopoei ... Index , Errata . Au 1er titre , marque typographique au compas d' or avec devise Labor et Constantia . Aux 2ème et 3ème titres , marque à la femme ( Fortuna ? ) qui vide une corne d' abondance avec devise Hvbertas aurea saerculi . Au 3ème titre , marque à trois couronnes avec le quatre de chiffre surmontant deux G affrontés et devise Hic Labor . Plein vélin rigide à petit recouvrement . Titre manuscrit de l' ouvrage principal au dos ( plus ou moins effacé ) . Tranches bleues . Pages plus ou moins jaunies , rares rousseurs , une mouillure angulaire pp. 5 - 6 du dernier ouvrage . Bon ex. . ( Collat. complet ) .
Cartonatura coeva alla rustica con titolo calligrafato su tassello al dorso, qualche traccia del tempo al solo dorso). Centinaia fra tabelle, figure geometriche e vignette xilografiche intercalate nel testo, raffiguranti, tra l’altro, mappe, boschi, alberi, case, fiumi, strumenti di misurazione, chiese e campanili, botti da vino, fieno e legna. Testatine e fregi xilografici. Bell'esemplare, molto genuino, con belle carte senza difetti e con ampi margini. Alcuni fascicoli risultano parzialmente scuciti dall’insieme. Seconda edizione (la prima è del 1763) di importante trattato di agrimensura dedicato alla misurazione dei terreni, dei fiumi, dei confini, dei vasi vinari, del legname, dei mucchi di grano, alle tecniche per la corretta conservazione del fieno, etc. Tommaso Guerrino (Milano, 1733-1778) fu associato all’Accademia delle Belle Arti di Milano. Cfr. Riccardi, I, 639. Sc. M.
8vo., Fourth Edition, with 16 engraved plates (a number double-page), and 115 woodcuts and numerous tables in the text; handsomely bound in red full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, uncut, original catalogue preserved, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 56pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Written for the use of junior officers of the Royal Engineers and those of the Honourable East India Company's Service, Frome's extensive treatise was first published from REE Chatham in 1839. Its value as a standard text was swiftly recognised in both military and civilian sectors and the third edition was exhausted by 1862. This is the fourth (first Warren) edition, considerably expanded as well as revised. A lovely copy.
Approximately 340 pages in total. Originally printed in 1885. "Until recently the only comprehensive work on the Admiralty Hydrographic Department this book still remains one of the most important books on the history of hydrography... Particularly useful in providing information about the lesser-known hydrographers of the nineteenth century... Also includes a description of the United States coast survey. Contains a new Preface and a list of more than 80 corrections and additions compiled by researchers at the Admiralty." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Binding sound. Worthy reference copy. Book
2 volumi in-12° (mm 156x81), pp. XI, (1), 327, (1); XXII, (2), 348. Legatura coeva in pergamena , titoli in oro su tassello ai dorsi, tagli spruzzati in rosso. La celebre opera di Gregorio Leti, apparsa per la prima volta a Roma nel 1674, non benevola illustrazione della corte pontificia in cui l'autore si cela sotto lo pseudonimo del Cavalier Lunadoro. Più volte riproposta anche nel secolo successivo, l'edizione che presentiamo è accresciuta da Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, e nella Parte seconda è inserito un capitolo dedicato alle funzioni e all'organizzazione del Tribunale dell'Agricoltura, "una speciale soprantendenza alle cause appartenenti ad animali, a pascoli, campagne, ed altre cose di simil fatta; ed a Persone impiegate in Campestri lavori" (pp. 326-327). Minime bruniture ma buon esemplare. A entrambi i frontespizi nota di possesso datata 1776 ‘Giambattista Motella' e timbro di antica collezione in inchiostro. . .
In-4°,(20), 360, (60), 328pp, 3 carte di tavola ripiegate, antiporta, illustrazioni; buone condizioni, legatura in pergamena piena, tassello al dorso. Buona edizione di questa raccolta, curata da Goes, di autori latini sul tema dell'agronomia e dell'agrimensura. In parte già edita nel 1554 da André Turnèbe, fu successivamente Nicolas Rigault (Paris, 1577-1654, erudito letterario e latinista, succeduto a Casaubon nella carica di bibliotecario regio) che ne promosse una nuova edizione a Parigi nel 1614 sotto il titolo Auctores finium regundorum... Entrambe le edizioni risultarono offuscate da codesta del 1674. Il trattato comprende opere di scrittori latini quali: Siculus Flaccus, De conditionibus agrorum; Julius Frontinus, De coloniis libellus e De agrorum qualitate; Hyginus, De limitibus constituendis; Innocentius, De litteris et notis juris exponendis. Le numerose incisioni in rame e legno nel testo rappresentano schematicamente paesaggi rurali con fiumi, monti, case, castelli, boschi, fonti e i simboli usati nelle piante dei catasti agrari romani e nella determinazione dei fondi rurali. Brunet, IV/1195. Bibl. Agronomique, n. 1718: "Ouvrage estimé et recherché; assez rare". In-4 °, (20), 360, (60), 328pp, 3 folded tables, frontispiece, plates; good condition, vellum binding, label at the spine. Good edition of this collection, edited by Goes, of Latin authors on the subject of agronomy and land surveying. Partly already published in 1554 by André Turnèbe, it was subsequently Nicolas Rigault (Paris, 1577-1654, literary scholar and latinist, who succeeded Casaubon in the position of royal librarian) who promoted a new edition in Paris in 1614 under the title Auctores finium regundorum ... Both editions were blurred by this 1674. The treatise includes works by Latin writers such as: Siculus Flaccus, De conditionibus agrorum; Julius Frontinus, De coloniis libellus and De agrorum qualitate; Hyginus, De limitibus constituendis; Innocentius, De litteris et notis juris exponendis. The numerous engravings in the text schematically represent rural landscapes with rivers, mountains, houses, castles, woods, sources and symbols used in the plants of the Roman land registers and in the determination of rural funds. Brunet, IV / 1195. Bibl. Agronomique, n. 1718: "Ouvrage estimé et recherché; assiz rare".
15897573CBVenedig, Per Francesco Franceschi, 1589. Kl.-4°. 143 (von 145) Bl., (3) Bl. Mit 2 gef. Tafeln and more than 145 Holzschnitte im Text. Pappband der Zeit, mit Kleisterpapierbezug. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +
Dedicato all'Illustrissimo Francesco Ferroni. Seconda edizione definitiva più completa della prima del 1603. Molto rara e importante per la vastità di argomenti e notizie. Vedi Riccardi I 478 : " Opera interessantissima per la storia dell' aritmetica, ampiamente sviluppata ed applicata anche alla mercatanzia; e per quella della geometria pratica, trovandovisi la descrizione e l'uso degli strumenti allora conosciuti, fra i quali sono notevoli quelli che ora direbbersi celerimensura. In 4to, mm. 1675x235, 1 carta bianca, con ex libris e nota manoscritta di vecchio proprietario + 12 carte non numerate + 551 pagine + 1 carta bianca finale. Molte illustrazioni xilografiche nel testo. Marca tipografica incisa al verso dell'ultima pagina di testo: Lupa che allatta i gemelli, nota manoscritta coeva di possesso, sull'occhietto. Esemplare in barbe, l'opera si occupa di aritmetica, calcolo degli interessi dei cambi, rivelazione delle misure. Legatura coeva in cartone grezzo editoriale, titolo manoscritto, restauro ben eseguito al piede del dorso, rimarginatura della parte bianca alle ultime due carte. Codice inv.3024527
177059178France Paris Undated around 1770. Folio. 425 x 28 cm. Loose sewn 4 by 4 leaves in portfolio with ties. Title-page and 9 pp. written in a fine large legible hand but unidentified in brown ink. Having 5 No 1-5 manuscript maps and plans in double folio with some hand-colouring. On good thick paper clean and fine. unknown
177059178France (Paris ?), Undated, around 1770. Folio. (42,5 x 28 cm.). Loose, sewn 4 by 4 leaves in portfolio with ties. Title-page and 9 pp. written in a fine, large legible hand, but unidentified, in brown ink. Having 5 (No 1-5) manuscript maps and plans in double folio with some hand-colouring. On good thick paper, clean and fine.
in-4, pp. (8), 423, leg. cart. rust. coevo. Con una tav. xilogr. rip. raff. diagrammi. Seconda ediz. (sulla prima del 1763), opera del milanese G. (1733-1778) molto ben illustrata da schemi, diagrammi e scene campestri. Dalla prefazione: “L’Euclide in Campagna divenne quindi in breve tempo il Manuale degli agrimensori, de’ periti, degl’agenti....”. Riccardi I, 639. Lieviss. insignificante alone marginale sulle prime 3 cc. Bell’esempl. in barbe su carta forte. [023]
Formato cm. 25x20. Pagine (9), 424, (8). Bella rilegatura in mezza pergamena. Alcune macchie e bruniture ma stato di conservazione molto buono. All'interno sono presenti molte pregevoli incisioni raffiguranti figure geometriche, misurazioni di terreni, botti, balle di fieno, mucchi di grano, altezze di edifici ecc. ed un ritratto ripiegato dell'autore. In fondo sono presenti due lettere del Guerino.
[Figurato Agrimensura-Matematica] (cm.20,5) ottima piena pergamena molle sec. XVIII, titolo al dorso. -- cc. 6 nn., pp. 551 + 1p. con marca tipografica. Molte illustrazioni n.t. in xilografia di strumenti, schemi, figure ecc. Seconda edizione definitiva più completa della prima del 1603. Molto rara e importante per la vastità di argomenti e notizie. Vedi Riccardi I 478: "Opera interessantissima per la storia dell' aritmetica, ampiamente sviluppata ed applicata anche alla mercatanzia; e per quella della geometria pratica, trovandovisi la descrizione e l' uso degli strumenti allora conosciuti, fra i quali sono notevoli quelli che ora direbbersi celerimensura". Cat. Libri n° 2878-79: "This work is so scarce that it has escaped professor De Morgan. It contains solutions of several indeterminate problems. Amongst the authors quoted by Forestani we find Galigai, Calandri, Lazzisio, Pagani, ecc.". Vecchio restauro al margine del frontis con le prime 5 lettere di (Pratica) ridisegnate. Qualche lieve alone al margine delle prime carte ma esemplare bello nitido e marginoso. * Autori Italiani del '600 1551; * Sotheran Primo Suppl. 1150; * Graesse VIII 309.[f72] Libro
[Fig. Agrimensura] (cm.21,5) pieno vitello originale, nervi, dorso in oro con specchi decorati e titolo.-- cc. 6 nn., pp. 551 + 1 p. con marca tipografica. Molte illustrazioni n.t. in xilografia di strumenti, schemi, figure ecc. Seconda edizione definitiva più completa della prima del 1603. Molto rara e importante. Vedi Riccardi I 478: " Opera interessantissima per la storia dell' aritmetica, ampiamente sviluppata ed applicata anche alla mercatanza; e per quella della geometria pratica, trovandosi la descrizione e l' uso degli strumenti allora conosciuti, fra i quali sono notevoli quelli che ora direbbersi di celerimensura". Cat. Libri n° 2878-79: " This Work is so scarce that it has escaped Professor De Morgan. It contains solutions of several indeterminate problems. Amongst the authors quoted by Forestani we find Galigai, Calandri, Lazzisio, Pagani, ecc.". Alcune spellature al dorso e alle cuffie, sei carte (pag. 531) con vecchi strappo restaurato senza perdite, altrimenti esemplare molto bello e nitido. * Autori Italiani del '600 1551; * Sotheran Primo Supplemento 1150; * Graesse VIII 309.[f52] Libro
181525378Vergèze 1815 in-folio Manuscrit, reliure plein veau in-folio, mais il ne reste quasiment plus rien du cuir de la reliure initiale, texte manuscrit à l'encre brune, verte et rouge orné de trés nombreuses lettrines calligraphiées en couleurs à l'encre brune, verte et rouge sur toute les pages ainsi que des Calligraphies en ornementation du texte, en bandeaux et culs-de-lampes en couleurs, la Table des matières et sur les 3 dernières pages : Règles d'Arithmétique, collationné complet, 255 pages, Fait à VERGÈZE, le 20 Septembre 1815, chez Mr J. JUEIRAL, signé Auquier (notés en bas de la dernière page avant les pages de Tables),
83400Ottawa, Lithographed at the Survey Office, 1889, 1 volume in-4 de 265x185 mm environ, 324 pages, demi reliure à coins en cuir noir, dos à 5 nerfs portant titres dorés, orné de filets dorés qui soulignent les nerfs, contient des figures dans le texte et 5 planches hors texte, 1 carte d'envoi de l'auteur. Légères rousseurs sur les pages de garde, petite trace blanche sur le dernier plat, sinon bon état. Un des 50 exemplaires de cette première édition, publiée au sein des Services d'arpentage (Canada), à l'usage des employés de l'équipe. Hommage de l'auteur sous forme de carte. (Nous laissons une enveloppe jointe contenant quelques photographies anciennes sans rapport avec l'ouvrage).
19413877Kyiv 1941. Very good. Together 2 views 205 x 325 mm; 8" x 13" printed on cheap thin paper Ad 1: long closed tear through image without loss light staining creasing edges a little frayed; Ad 2: short closed tears along edges two small holes in blank area at lower left light staining. Overall in very condition suitable for exhibition and study. Tragically topical apparently unrecorded views of Kyiv being rude field printings on cheap paper likely created by Nazis during the so-called "First Battle" of Kiev Aug. 23 - Sept. 26 1941 or shortly thereafter. We are mindful that the present views are historically "toxic" but given the context of the current Russian war-crimes against the people of the Ukraine we believe that there is an urgent need for them to be preserved. <br /> <br /> The first print is a view of Kyiv looking at the city center from the south specifically from the wooded hill of Lysa Hora which had a complex fortification system. During the German occupation the fort became a military plant and tank base. Here Kyiv rises above the Dnipro river on the right. The key below identifies 22 sites mostly of military significance such as buildings bridges power plants hospitals factories churches and cloisters. To each site is assigned a code consisting of a letter or letters and a numeral or numerals: these are certainly map references i.e. K10 L10 F-G7 etc. We have been unable to locate this exact map but large bird's-eye maps of Kyiv taken by the Vermessungs- und Karten-Abteilung survive in the Kiev Polytechnic Museum and also the David Rumsey Collection. That a need for vantage-point views such as ours to accompany such a map seems self-evident. <br /> <br /> The second is a view of Kyiv taken from the Great Lavra Bell Tower in the Pechersk Lavra monastery strategically positioned in the city center looking towards the Dnieper Valley in the northeast. The key identifies 13 sites likewise militarily important but with the notable inclusion of the "Podol Judenstadt" no. 6 a Jewish neighborhood to the north of the city. <br /> <br /> Our prints may date before Nov. 3 1941 because on this day just two months into the German occupation of Kyiv a huge explosion brought down the Uspensky Sobor cathedral in the Pechersk Lavra monastery across the courtyard from the Bell Tower from which the present view was drawn.<br /> <br /> The "Motorized Surveying and Map Detachment" was an integral part of the German military and accompanied the army throughout the European and North African theater. These surveyors photographers and printers traveled with equipment to the front lines sometimes on special trains. The detachments were self-contained and had the capability to print onsite even in the most hostile conditions. Ephemeral views such as the present pair were printed in small numbers for the sole use of German occupying troops. The present prints were purchased by a Munich bookseller from a private collector in Germany along with other documents from the period.<br /> <br /> NOTA BENE: These prints were both purchased at an auction in Germany in early January 2021 i.e. BEFORE the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022. unknown
180545129London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1805. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1805. With titlepage to Phil. Transactions Part I. Pp. 186-197. Having also the titlepage to the volume (Part II, 1805). A few scattered brownspots and very faint browning to outer margins, otherwise fine and wide-margined. A small stamp to verso of titlepage.
180545129London W. Bulmer and Co. 1805. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1805. With titlepage to Phil. Transactions Part I. Pp. 186-197. Having also the titlepage to the volume Part II 1805. A few scattered brownspots and very faint browning to outer margins otherwise fine and wide-margined. A small stamp to verso of titlepage. <br/><br/><em>First printing of probably the first work to discover and correct for the errors of the compass caused by the iron in ships by the first circumnavigator of Australia."Captain Matthew Flinders RN 16 March 1774 - 19 July 1814 was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years he sailed with Captain William Bligh circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent which had previously been known as New Holland. He survived shipwreck and disaster only to be imprisoned for violating the terms of his scientific passport by changing ships and carrying prohibited papers. He identified and corrected the effect upon compass readings of iron components and equipment on board wooden ships and he wrote what may be the first work on early Australian exploration A Voyage to Terra Australis."Wikepedia </em> unknown
[Agrimensura] (cm. 20,5) Bella piena pergamena originale, bel titolo calligrafato al dorso. cc.10nn., cc.344, cc.2, (con marca tipografica ed ultima bianca). Molte illustrazioni in xilografia n.t. di strumenti, schemi, figure ecc. Edizione originale molto rara e importante. Riccardi I 478: "opera interessantissima per la storia dell'aritmetica, ampiamente sviluppata ed applicata anche alla mercatanzia; e per quella della geometria pratica, trovandovisi la descrizione e l'uso degli strumenti allora conosciuti, fra i quali sono notevoli quelli che ora direbbersi di celerimensura". Cat. libri 2878:"This work is so scarce that it has escaped professor de morgan. It contains solution of several indeterminate problems.Amongst the Authors quoted by Forestani we find Galigai, Calandi, Lazzizio, Pagani, ecc." Vecchiolieve resturo al margine bianco del frontis ma esemplare molto bello e nitido. * Parenti prime edizioni 237; *Choix 6632; *Sotheran primo sopplimento 1149; *Brunet II 1341; *Graesse II 615.[f61] Libro
2805<p>Manuscript 4to. 23.5 x 17.5 cm 2 ff. pencil sketch of arms Marlborough and blank 196 ff. and with 27 drawn folding plates many of which are colored. Bound in contemporary French calf spine gilt in six decorative compartments with title on letterpiece. Excellent with all plates drawn and many some colored in a very professional hand.<br /><br /></p><p>Very attractive early 18th-century French illustrated manuscript of practical geometry in seven books including individual sections on longimetry planimetry and stereometry—the fundamentals of precision surveying and draftsmanship. The manuscript closely follows but is not identical to Jacques Ozanam's <i>Géométrie Pratique du sr Boulenger</i> Paris 1684 which itself was a revision of <i>La Géométrie pratique </i>Paris 1640 by the mathematician Jean Boulenger. Though the work was reprinted well into the 18th C the present volume seems to follow Ozanam's 1693 edition most closely. Ozanam's book however lacks the drawn and colored figures of the present volume many of which are quite elaborate. The facade of Notre Dame is shown in an exercise for calculating the height of a wall and a segment on proportion features detailed miniature maps of the Brittany coastline identifying towns such as St. Malo and Mont St. Michel. <br /></p><p>The manuscript exemplifies the early 18th C approach to applied trigonometry—a field that by the mid-17th C was starting to resemble an exact science. Book II defines the common functions sine cosine secant etc.; Book V treats longimetric puzzles such as determining the height of a mountain or a spire or measuring the length of bodies of water; the final two books treat planimetry and stereometry including applied trigonometry—calculating the volumes of real bodies i.e. barrels pipes etc. Those sections of the manuscript that do not appear in <i>Géométrie Pratique</i>—mainly a tract on logarithms and a discussion of surveying instruments—also fall within Ozanam's oeuvre as he published a monograph on compasses in 1673 and a book of logarithmic tables and trigonometric functions in 1685.</p><p>Jacques Ozanam 1640-1717 was best known for his <i>Récréations mathematiques</i> Paris 1694 which "may be regarded as the forerunner of modern books on mathematical recreations." In addition to Boulenger's work he also revised that of Adriaan Vlacq 1600-1667 and the Jesuit mathematician Claude-François Milliet Dechalles.</p> DSB.10 pp.263-265. [France, early 18th century].
2805<p>Manuscript 4to. 23.5 x 17.5 cm 2 ff. pencil sketch of arms Marlborough and blank 196 ff. and with 27 drawn folding plates many of which are colored. Bound in contemporary French calf spine gilt in six decorative compartments with title on letterpiece. Excellent with all plates drawn and many some colored in a very professional hand.<br /><br /></p><p>Very attractive early 18th-century French illustrated manuscript of practical geometry in seven books including individual sections on longimetry planimetry and stereometry—the fundamentals of precision surveying and draftsmanship. The manuscript closely follows but is not identical to Jacques Ozanam's <i>Géométrie Pratique du sr Boulenger</i> Paris 1684 which itself was a revision of <i>La Géométrie pratique </i>Paris 1640 by the mathematician Jean Boulenger. Though the work was reprinted well into the 18th C the present volume seems to follow Ozanam's 1693 edition most closely. Ozanam's book however lacks the drawn and colored figures of the present volume many of which are quite elaborate. The facade of Notre Dame is shown in an exercise for calculating the height of a wall and a segment on proportion features detailed miniature maps of the Brittany coastline identifying towns such as St. Malo and Mont St. Michel. <br /></p><p>The manuscript exemplifies the early 18th C approach to applied trigonometry—a field that by the mid-17th C was starting to resemble an exact science. Book II defines the common functions sine cosine secant etc.; Book V treats longimetric puzzles such as determining the height of a mountain or a spire or measuring the length of bodies of water; the final two books treat planimetry and stereometry including applied trigonometry—calculating the volumes of real bodies i.e. barrels pipes etc. Those sections of the manuscript that do not appear in <i>Géométrie Pratique</i>—mainly a tract on logarithms and a discussion of surveying instruments—also fall within Ozanam's oeuvre as he published a monograph on compasses in 1673 and a book of logarithmic tables and trigonometric functions in 1685.</p><p>Jacques Ozanam 1640-1717 was best known for his <i>Récréations mathematiques</i> Paris 1694 which "may be regarded as the forerunner of modern books on mathematical recreations." In addition to Boulenger's work he also revised that of Adriaan Vlacq 1600-1667 and the Jesuit mathematician Claude-François Milliet Dechalles.</p> DSB.10 pp.263-265. [France, early 18th century]. books