16 folding plates. [xii], 244 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
1750 · Paris
by [Ozanam, Jacques]
Paris: Quay des Augiustin...Jombert, 1750. Nouvelle edition. 16 folding plates. [xii], 244 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Motlled contemporary calf, edges red. Nouvelle edition. 16 folding plates. [xii], 244 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Jacques Ozanam (1640-1718) was self-taught maths teacher. This book was very popular and was first published in 1693. There are several chapter on mapping the sea. Barbier III, 92; Brunet IV 302; Smith, History of Mathematics II, p. 135
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