JF LETENNEUR LIVRES RARES th 44 BOSTON ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR th November 12-14 , 2020 N° 69. [MANUSCRIPT] TRAITE MATHEMATIQUES : Traite de la Marine en forme de thèse - Traité des cadrans qui se tracent sur de[s] plans arrestes. -et Traité des cadrans portatifs […] [circa 1700]. Diagrams in text + 39 watercolor and ink drawings. Jean-François Letenneur Livres Rares 11, bd du tertre Gondan – 35800, Saint-Briac-sur-Mer - France +33 (0) 681 35 73 35 -
[email protected] - www.jfletenneurlivresrares.fr List of 130 items : American War Of Independence, Americana, Africa - Egypt - Middle East, Asia, Europe, Exploration – Pacific, Maritime & Military, Atlas – Cartography, Astronomy, Sciences & Technology, Botanical & Herbariums, Literature & Varia, Religious & Moral Books, Miniature Books, Drawings & Sketch Books. TABLE OF CONTENT AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 3 AMERICANA 6 AFRICA - EGYPT - MIDDLE EAST 22 ASIA 27 EUROPE 33 EXPLORATION - PACIFIC 34 MARITIME AND MILITARY 36 ATLAS - CARTOGRAPHY 55 ASTRONOMY & COSMOGRAPHY 67 SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY 72 BOTANICAL AND HERBARIUMS 81 LITERATURE AND VARIA 83 RELIGIOUS AND MORAL BOOKS 84 MINIATURE BOOKS 87 DRAWINGS AND SKETCH BOOKS. 88 American War of Independence 1. BOTTA (CHARLES). -HISTOIRE DE LA GUERRE D'INDEPENDANCE DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE. Paris, J.G. Dentu, 1812-1813. 4 vols. in-8°. 1 portrait, 12 maps. Contemporary half calf. First French edition of this treatise considered as one of the most important of this time dealing with American Revolution. It is Charles Botta's (1766-1837) famoust work. This historian was a physician before having a political career in France. Because he was influenced as an historian by his political experience, he has been compared with Guichardin, the famous Italian historian and politician, contemporary of Machiavel.