first edition Contemporary calf backed bds.,
[1831] · [West Point]
by MILITARY PYROTECHNICS - LITHOGRAPHY
[West Point]: [J C Poortermans], [1831]. First Edition.. Contemporary calf backed bds.,. A very good copy; binding broken.. Small folio, title, blank leaf, 56 pp. + 24 plates
The first issue of the lithographic press located at the West Point Military Academy. This manual was printed for the small number of cadets as a reference and text for a series of lectures in the production of bombs, rockets, and explosive shells. It is the most comprehensive and elaborate of any of the six technical manuals issued for exclusive use of the cadets. It is comprised of 56 pages of lithographed text followed by 24 lithographed plates. The plates are line drawings depicting the step by step manufacture of all kinds of explosive and rocket propelled ordnance. Little is known about the origin and duration of this lithographic press at West Point. It is, however, known that in the following year Poorterman was replaced by another lithographer by the name of George Aspinwall. The manual was produced under the direction of Mahan who, after completing his course of scientific and engineering studies in France, was appointed to teach at the Academy. He oversaw the establishment of new professional standards at was at the time the only engineering college in America. See Tech. and Culture for Jan. and April of 1993. (Inventory #: 6434)
The first issue of the lithographic press located at the West Point Military Academy. This manual was printed for the small number of cadets as a reference and text for a series of lectures in the production of bombs, rockets, and explosive shells. It is the most comprehensive and elaborate of any of the six technical manuals issued for exclusive use of the cadets. It is comprised of 56 pages of lithographed text followed by 24 lithographed plates. The plates are line drawings depicting the step by step manufacture of all kinds of explosive and rocket propelled ordnance. Little is known about the origin and duration of this lithographic press at West Point. It is, however, known that in the following year Poorterman was replaced by another lithographer by the name of George Aspinwall. The manual was produced under the direction of Mahan who, after completing his course of scientific and engineering studies in France, was appointed to teach at the Academy. He oversaw the establishment of new professional standards at was at the time the only engineering college in America. See Tech. and Culture for Jan. and April of 1993. (Inventory #: 6434)