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UEBER DIE SCHWEIZERISCHEN KANALE. (Fortresung.) LINTHKANAL. Hiedie Karte des unteren linththales. [With a large folding map.] In: "NEUE HELVETIA: eine schweizerische Monatsschrift. Zweiter Jahrgang. Januar und Februarheft".
by (Goll, Johann Jakob; Pestalozzi, Heinrich). (Neue Helvetia)
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Zurich: Meyer und Zeller, 1844., 1844.. Fair. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, in light teal printed wraps titled and decorated in black on the front cover with the table of contents printed within a decorative frame on the rear cover. The book is largely disbound. The covers are soiled, creased and chipped. The spine has split with pieces out from the head and tail. [iv] & 138 deckle-edged pages, illustrated with an 8-1/2 inch high by 18 inch wide engraved folding map titled "Carte des Unteren Linththales und der zu Entsumpfung der Thalebene ausgefuhrten Canale". The overlapping edges of a few of the deckle-edged pages are lightly chipped. There is scattered foxing throughout with dampstaining to the top edge of many of the pages. A good complete copy of this rare book.
RARE. The map was engraved by Johann Jakob Goll after a drawing by Heinrich Pestalozzi. Pestalozzi (1790-1857) was a Swiss colonel, engineer and cartographer. He received training in cartography from the Swiss Quartermaster General Hans Conrad Finsler. He wrote a number of hydrographic treatises including one on the Linth correction. In addition to the article on the Linthkanal, the periodical has an article concerning the controversy over recalling the Jesuits to Lucerne.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97272
- Title
- UEBER DIE SCHWEIZERISCHEN KANALE. (Fortresung.) LINTHKANAL. Hiedie Karte des unteren linththales. [With a large folding map.] In: "NEUE HELVETIA: eine schweizerische Monatsschrift. Zweiter Jahrgang. Januar und Februarheft".
- Author
- (Goll, Johann Jakob; Pestalozzi, Heinrich). (Neue Helvetia)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Zurich: Meyer und Zeller, 1844.
- Date Published
- 1844.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; HISTORY; SWITZERLAND; NEUE HELVETIA; JOHANN JAKOB GOLL; HEINRICH PESTALOZZI; EINE SCHWEIZERISCHE MONATSSCHRIFT; ZWEITER JAHRGANG; JANUAR UND FEBRUARHEFT; LINTHKANAL; HIEDIE KARTE DES UNTEREN LINTHTHALES; UEBUR DIE SCHWEIZERISCHEN KANALE; FORTRESUN
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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