Marc DU CARLA-BONIFAS
Du Déplacement des mers[On the Displacement of the Seas]
s. n.|London s. d. [1779]|14 x 21.5 cm|Relié
An unrecorded edition of the first of the nine geographical booklets published by Marc Bonifas, known as Du Carla (1738-1816), between 1779 and 1780.
At the end of the volume, the work is illustrated with a folding plate.
A light dampstain to the upper margins of the final leaves.
Bradel binding in full blue paper-covered boards, smooth spine, date at foot, navy blue sheep title-piece, modern binding.
Ordinary editions bear the Geneva imprint, and the pagination is more extensive.
The author is chiefly known for having been the first to advocate the use of contour lines for the representation of terrain, extending to topography techniques already employed in hydrography by Buache and Marsigli.
€700