Histoire physique de la mer. Ouvrage enrichi de figures dessinées d'après le naturel [...].

Folio: front.-[10]-xi-[1]-173-[1] pp. (some tiny wormholes).

Contemp. calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, mottled edges (corners rubbed, some scratches on covers, joints and bands rubbed).

First edition of this translation of "Breve ristretto del saggio fisico del mare" (1711), the 1st independent treatise on oceanography by the Italian scholar and natural scientist, who also served as an emissary and soldier Marsili (1658-1730). Ill. with a front. & mark on title, 10 double-page pl. (incl. the often missing maps), 2 full-page ill. and 40 numb. pl. (outside collation) by Matthys Pool depicting madrepores, corals and other marine plants. Title in red & black.
Ref. STCN. - Conlon 25:545. - Nissen (ZBI) 2699.