DE PRONY. DESCRIPTION HYDROGRAPHIQUE ET HISTORIQUE DES MARAIS PONTINS. Paris 1818-1823
In folio + atlas
Lxiv, 582, 39 folded table leaves
Coeval binding with defects on the spine and plates partially detached. Complete
Original edition by one of the most famous hydraulic engineers of the time, a personal friend of Napoleon who invited him to solve hydraulic problems in various parts of Italy.