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Classic work on artillery

STRUENSEE, Carl August.
Anfangsgründe der Artillerie.

With 29 numbered engraved plates by Püschel.

With 29 numbered engraved plates by Püschel.

With 29 numbered engraved plates by Püschel.

With 29 numbered engraved plates by Püschel.

With 29 numbered engraved plates by Püschel.



Leipzig & Liegnitz, David Siegert, 1760. 8vo. Contemporary gold-tooled half calf. With 29 numbered engraved plates by Püschel. [32], 796, [16] pp.

First edition of one the most important 18th-century works on artillery. "Das Verdienst derselben besteht in der klaren Systematik und der nicht minder klaren Darstellung des Gegenstandes" (Jähns). Struensee discusses the history and classification of artillery as well as the different kinds of canons and ammunition; the last part is devoted to recreational fireworks.

Fine copy.
Philip S270.1; cf. Jähns, pp. 2354-2355.

Related Subjects: 18th Century  Artillery  Fireworks 

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