L’Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Fonderie des canons ( Cannon casting)
Paris: 1767. The following plates come from a defective copy of Volume 5 and are generally in excellent condition, with full margins. 17 text pages plus one folio and 25 plates . plates numbered 3, 6, 7, 8, 24, and 25 are all double plates.
This 25 fascinating plates detail the art of casting cannons, the machines, the moulds for the casting of cannons, bombs, and bullets. In fact each plate from 1 to 25 is a fascinating journey through drawings of craftsmen working on different design of cannons specially on the double plates, also on plates 1, 2, 3 display general plans of impressive furnaces foundations on minute detail. Item #30159
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