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LOT 6

Lot 6

Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807)

Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807)
Lot 6 Details
Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807)

TRAITÉ DES MONTRES A LONGITUDES, CONTENANT LA CONSTRUCTION, LA DESCRIPTION & TOUS LE DÉTAILS DE MAIN D’OEUVRE DE CES MACHINES; LEURS DIMENSIONS, LA MANIÉRE DE LES ÉPROUVER, &C, SUIVI DU MEMOIRE SUR LE TRAVAIL DES MONTRES A LONGITUDES & DESCRIPTION DE DEUX HORLOGES ASTRONOMIQUES & ESSAI SUR LES POIDS ET LES MEASURES.

1792, 4to., half title, 230pp., 20pp., 16pp., 23pp. respectively, plus seven fold out engraved plates, later full tooled calf with raised bands and red title to spine

Estimate $500-$700

Realised: $372
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Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807)
  • Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807)
  • Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807)
Provenance:

Library of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia (stamp, half title verso)
Galerie d’Horlogerie Ancienne, Genva

Note:

Likely written after a visit to England (at the King’s insistence) to study John Harrison’s chronometers.

CONDITION DETAILS

Internally clean. Very little foxing/toning.

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