Report on the Fabrication of Iron for Defensive Purchases and Its uses in Modern Fortifications especially in Works of Coast Defense

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MAGNIFICENT PLATES. Original dark brown half calf with brown cloth boards marbled endpapers & pastedowns.Half title"Professional papers of the Corps of Enginners of the United States Army." Some mild scuffing & bumping. Five raised bands to the spine with title in gilt to one of the panels. Some scattered foxing. Heavier foxing to the prelims. Appendices. A few of the pages have a blue stamp with the name "A.N. Damnrell Captain of Engrs. U.S.A New Orleans LA. March 20, 1872". Capt. Damrell is listed in rhe American Engineering Register(1885). In this report A.A. Humphreys,Brigadier General and Chief of Engineers compiled information to be presented to the Secretary of War William W.Belknap. Studies were done on fortifications in Europe to learn what could be done to increase the security of fortification and defensive weaponary in the United States.The report is illustrated with 37 drawings and plates. Line drawings and beautiful lithographs which rival photography. Of the 37 plates 9 plates are on thick paper Of the nine plates 5 are folding. Very scarce. Size: 9 1/2" x 12" Language: eng. N° de ref. del artículo 001054

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