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BELIDOR, Bernard Forest de. La science des ingenieurs dans la conduite des travaux de fortification et d'architecture civile, Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1739. 4° (284 x 211mm.), engraved frontispiece, 53 engraved plates, all but 2 folding and 2 in letterpress (light marginal browning, lightly spotted), contemporary calf (rebacked, worn).
First published in 1729, Belidor's treatise deals mainly with the erection and reduction of fortifications.
First published in 1729, Belidor's treatise deals mainly with the erection and reduction of fortifications.