Nouvelle Collection de 530 dessins ou Feuilles de Textes relatifs à l'Art de l'Ingénieur et lithographiés à l'École Royale des Ponts et Chaussées sous la direction de Mr. Brisson de 1821 à 1825. (Incomplet, seulement la première partie avec 270 planches).

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15. Paris, Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées, 1821-1825, in-folio, 45 x 30 cm, title + (2)(index) + 268 lithographed leaves (in all 270 lithographed leaves), some leaves printed at both sides. Bound in contemporary half leather, marbled boards, nice copy with stainless interior. Barnabé Brisson was appointed professor of stereometry at the École des Ponts et Chaussées in 1820; in addition he became secretary of the Conseil Royal des Ponts et Chaussées in 1824. Under his guidance was published this 5-yearly survey of the civil engineering activities which consisted of two parts comprising in all 530 leaves. Only the first part (with 270 leaves) is present here ; subtitle '' Première Partie comprenant Les Routes , les Ponts fixes et mobiles, les Passages d'eau, la Navigation et les Dessèchements''. This first part has 5 items on roads, 8 items on wooden bridges, 41 items on stone or brick bridges (e.g. pont projeté sur la Garonne à Pinsaguel ; Pont de Sèvres sur la Seine ; Pont de Roanne sur la Loire.) ; 5 items on iron bridges ( e.g. Porte d'Anderlecht à Bruxelles). 9 items on mobile iron bridges (e.g. à l'embouchure des canaux d'Anvers par Mengin en 1812, pont tournant à Bruxelles près du Chateau de Laken, par Teichmann en 1820). 34 items on canals, locks, docks etc.

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Nouvelle Collection de 530 dessins ou Feuilles de Textes relatifs à l'Art de l'Ingénieur et lithographiés à l'École Royale des Ponts et Chaussées sous la direction de Mr. Brisson de 1821 à 1825. (Incomplet, seulement la première partie avec 270 planches).
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BRISSON Barnabé (1777 - 1828) ( editor) - École Royale des Ponts et Chaussées :
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Antiquariaat Wim de Goeij

Kalmthout, Antw, Belgium

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Our business was founded in 1983. We stock now over 30,000 books, periodicals & documents which are all digitally catalogued and accessible through over 100,000 headwords. The main subjects are European fine & applied arts, bibliography,history, local history, old and fine books. We have more than 4,500 pre-1800 items available. Visitors are welcome but should make an appointment. We are a member of the ''International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (I.L.A.B.) and of their Belgian branch: the BBA-CLAM. You are welcome to visit our own site www.degoeijbooks.be P.S. Due to the large number of informative books we post on internet we regret to inform that we are no longer able to answer questions about precise content matter of these books.

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