Lot n° 288
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PERRONET. Jean-Rodolphe. - Lot 288
PERRONET. Jean-Rodolphe.
Mémoire lû Sur les moyens de conduire à Paris, une partie de l'eau des rivières de l'Yvette & de la Bièvre.
la Bièvre.
Paris. Imprimerie royale. 1776. 1 volume in-4, marbled fawn calf, ornate smooth spine, long red
triple gilt fillet on covers. Covers rubbed.
First edition, illustrated with 4 large folding maps, of this important memoir, the first to
to divert the waters of the Yvette and Bièvre rivers to supply Paris with drinking water.
A copy bearing the coat of arms of the Académie royale d'architecture on each of the boards.
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