Live auction - Lot 589
[Militaria]
Ecole militaire. Épures.
1862-1864
€ 150 / 250
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Lot description
59 engr. pl. (some foxing).
Mod. marbl. cardb. covers, leather spine on 5 raised bands, gilt title label on cover (sl. rubbed, corners worn, front inner hinch loosening).
Illustrated with 59 pl., of which 6 double-paged and 7 coloured with gouache. The illustrations consist of complex perspectival and stereometrical studies with applications in military engineering and cartography. All designs carry 2 stamps with "École Militaire" and two ms. signatures.