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Lot 3817: Teyler, Johannes ( c . 1648-?1709). , Architectura militaris. [Rotterdam, 1697]

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomOctober 30, 2007

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4to (199 x154mm.), [4], 56pp., illustration : engraved title-page, 41 engraved plates, woodcut initials, binding : old vellum over boards

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Teyler was a Dutch draughtsman, inventor and academic who made a study of up-to-date fortifications in Italy, Egypt, Malta and the Holy Land which ultimately provided the basis for this work. He patented a method of making colour impressions from a single copperplate.

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