8 Engravings: Mining & geological formations from French Journal des Mines
From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 17 September 1998
From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 17 September 1998
About this Item
Eight fine copper engraved plates from a French mining journal, extracted and bound together, depicting French and Irish sites. Vol. 33, Plates 1 - 6 & Vol. 34, Plates 7 & 8, from 'Journal Des Mines, ou Recueil De Memoires Sur L'Exploitation Des Mines.' The plates, some folding, include: a cut away view of the French underground canal between Aubigny and Remilly which passes underneath Sombernon; a landscape view ". Barrage de Malain" and the ruins of the chateau along the Burgundy Canal; geological formations at Malain and Memont; diagrams of crystals; steam powered machinery; diagrams of the furnace at Vedrin; geological formation at Rochestown Hill; View of the mountains on the south side of Dublin Bay; and granite veins in stones from Killiney. Seller Inventory # 23405
Bibliographic Details
Title: 8 Engravings: Mining & geological formations...
Publisher: I'Imprimerie de Bossange, Paris
Publication Date: 1813
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine
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