Description
2nd edition published in Amsterdam dated 1782, original calf covers and binding. No loose pages. Good frontispiece although first page has a small missing piece from frequent thumbing. 24 hand coloured plates to include continents, countries of Europe, world map, armillary sphere and planetary motion. Plate size is 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 ( 12 x 9 cm.) on average (folded).
Very little foxing, strong binding, no missing pages. Written in French but the plates are universal. Sextodecimo size.
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Scientifica Opticae Inc.
Scientifica Opticae
Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 40 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti). As of Nov. 1/24 my email has changed to either scioptimark@outlook.com or sciopti@outlook.com.


















