BILISTEIN (Charles Léopold Andreu de) - Essai sur la ville d - Lot 80

BILISTEIN (Charles Léopold Andreu de) - Essai sur la ville de Nancy capitale du du duché de Lorraine. Amsterdam, Chez H. Constapel, 1762; in-12, 92 pp. + a fold-out plan, bound in 19th-century beige half-box calf, 5-rib spine decorated with caissons, edges painted red, red morocco title-piece. Charles Léopold Andreu de Bilistein (1724-1777) was a physiocrat, hydrologist, agronomist, demographer and adventurer. His life was marked by numerous travels (Rhineland-Westphalia, Holland, Prussia, Poland, Russia, France) and encounters (Casanova). A trade advisor to Catherine II, he was probably assassinated. His ideas led him to suggest to the king that the city of Nancy be developed (1778) - In France, Russia and Prussia, sovereigns built canals designed by him. Langlard 542, Noel 1124. Consultant: Monsieur Philippe HENRY