Dulague. 1775.
Classical works on hydrography
DULAGUE, Vincent François. Leçons de navigation.
Rouen, Veuve Besongne & Fils, 1775.
350 €
8vo (7,7x5 inches) of ; 2 ff. (half-title and title page), [10] ff., 356 pp., 45 pp., 52 pp. illustration: 8 folding plates. binding: Contemporary full marbled fawn sheepskin. Spine gilt in six compartments with raised bands, titled in gilt on lettering-piece. Red edges. Head and tail of spine chipped. Joint cracked on few centimeters.
This book is in the course of navigation that Dulague developed during his forty years of teaching at the College of Rouen.
Second edition of this book, published for the first time in 1768. It was a great success due to its clarity, precision and demonstrations. He was adopted by the government for schools of hydrography.
references: Polak [2867].
