Plates of Thunberg Essais de batir sous l´eau 1774
| Klubbat belopp | 8000 SEK |
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| Utropspris | 6 000-8 000 SEK |
SKEPPSPLANSCHER. THUNBERG, DANIEL - FELLERS, JOHAN. Essais de batir sous l'eau mis en oeuvre. Stockholm 1774. Plates only.
Oblong folio (317x505 mm). 2 engraved frontispieces (1 view of Karlskrona), engraved title, 38 engraved plates (all, minor foxing, last plate with repair to margin and with some stains).
Contemporary half calf with new spine, worn, some damages to corners. Engraved bookplate from Luton library. Some notes on endpaper.
Without the text which was published in 8:o (Essais de batir sous l'eau, faits a la construction du nouveau bassin ou des nouvelles formes à Carlscrona...). Translation from the Swedish: "Försök att bygga under vattn, anstäldte vid nya skepps-docke-byggnaden uti Carlscrona... Ed. Johan Fellers, published the same year.
