A Treatise Containing the Elementary Part of Fortification, Regular and Irregular.

Muller, John.

Published by London; Printed for C Nourse, 1782., 1782

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FOURTH EDITION. Octavo, pp., xvi, 240. 34 numbered gatefold copper-engraved plates as called for, with Plate A as frontispiece and Plates I - XXXIII as directed. Contemporary full sprinkled calf with gilt ruling to spine. Boards rubbed to edge with wear at corners and cracked joints (though firmly holding) with small loss to calf at top of rear joint and at head of spine. Lacking title label. Plate X misfolded with associated creasing & soiling and minor loss to edge but diagram unaffected; a few leaves faintly corner creased. Overall a good solid copy in a contemporary binding. Classic text on siege warfare intended for the use of the Royal Academy of Artillery at Woolwich, and referencing earlier experts on the subject Marshal de Vauban and Baron Coehorn. Muller is widely regarded as "the scholastic father of all the great engineers employed for forty years" (Boswell, quoted in ODNB) and his works were standard texts at Woolwich well into the nineteenth century. Muller (1699-1784) held the post of Professor of Fortification and Artillery at the Academy until his retirement, and also wrote extensively on mathematical subjects. ODNB.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Treatise Containing the Elementary Part of Fortification, Regular and Irregular.
• Publisher: London; Printed for C Nourse, 1782.
• Publication Date: 1782
• Binding: Hard Cover