CUGNOT (Ancien ingénieur au service de S.M.I.R. & A.) - - Lot 208

CUGNOT (Ancien ingénieur au service de S.M.I.R. & A.) - Élémens de l'art militaire ancien et moderne. Paris, Chez Vincent, 1766; in-12, XIV-370 + XII-373 pp, bound in full contemporary blond calf, spine decorated with 5 nerves, painted edges, beige morocco title-pieces, fillets on the boards with a small flower in each corner. The 2 volumes. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer born in Void in 1725, died in Paris in 1804. He served in Germany and the Netherlands. He taught military art and published 3 works on fortification. He invented a steam-powered carriage for towing artillery guns, and published Élémens de l'art militaire ancien et moderne. Consultant: Mr. Philippe HENRY