Paris, Briasson, 1749.
Un volume in-8 (192x125 mm), (16)-384 pages et 22 planches et 2 tableaux dépliants. reliure : Plein veau de l'époque, dos à cinq nerfs doré et orné. Reliure légèrement frottée. Planches mal repliées.
références: Barbier [II, 7052]
"Benjamin Martin was an eighteenth-century English instrument maker, especially known for his lens-based devices. He had a significant influence on the development of the microscope and optical instruments in general. Martin was born in 1704 and started his career as a schoolmaster and also published books on mathematics and microscopy. He eventually opened a scientific instruments shop on Fleet Street in London where he developed his numerous microscope designs." Notice from Harvard University.
Prix : 600 €