8 Engravings: Crystals, mining machinery & geological formations. French Journal des Mines
- Used
- Condition
- Very good overall
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: I'Imprimerie de Bossange, 1807. Very good overall. Eight fine copper engraved plates from a French mining journal, extracted and bound together. Vol. 21, Plates 1 - 4 & Vol. 22, Plates 5 - 8, from 'Journal Des Mines, ou Recueil De Memoires Sur L'Exploitation Des Mines..'
The plates, some folding, include: diagram of hydraulic machine; furnace for refining lead; diagram of disposition of bituminous coal at Durbury; diagram of furnace; diagram of equipment for measuring the flexibility of wire; salt extraction equipment at Moutiers; and equipment for measuring the hauling capacity of horses.
The plates, some folding, include: diagram of hydraulic machine; furnace for refining lead; diagram of disposition of bituminous coal at Durbury; diagram of furnace; diagram of equipment for measuring the flexibility of wire; salt extraction equipment at Moutiers; and equipment for measuring the hauling capacity of horses.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23411
- Title
- 8 Engravings: Crystals, mining machinery & geological formations. French Journal des Mines
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good overall
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- I'Imprimerie de Bossange
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1807
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Garrison, New York
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