An Elementary Course of Civil Engineering for the Use of Cadets of the United States Military Academy
- Original publisher's purple cloth.
- New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1838
New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1838. Second Revised Edition.. Original publisher's purple cloth.. Good, moderately foxed; fore-edges of plates somewhat rumpled; spine sunned.. 8vo, xxvi, [2 - fly title], [1] - 308 pp. + 14 lithographic plates.
The most comprehensive early American fortification and bridge engineering text. Mahan was educated in France at a point in time when the instruction in engineering was at its apex. He was to pass on this experience in the training of the second generation of professional engineers at West Point. DAB Xl, 209-210.
The most comprehensive early American fortification and bridge engineering text. Mahan was educated in France at a point in time when the instruction in engineering was at its apex. He was to pass on this experience in the training of the second generation of professional engineers at West Point. DAB Xl, 209-210.
Details
Title
An Elementary Course of Civil Engineering for the Use of Cadets of the United States Military Academy
Author
Mahan, D H
Binding
Original publisher's purple cloth.
Condition
Good
Publisher
Wiley and Putnam: New York
Date
1838
Edition
Second Revised Edition.