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GAUTIER (Hubert):
A Treatise on Road Construction, in which the Roman and modern methods are discussed, as practised in France; their shapes, materials, and layout in all manner of locations. On the paving of main roads, and of those in the countryside and towns. A map of Ancient Gaul, on which the Roman roads are marked out according to Antoninus’s itinerary, which indicates the places through which they passed in France.
Third edition.
Paris. Published by Duchesne, 1755.
Large 8vo. Full fawn-coloured sheepskin binding with grained finish. Ribbed spine, decorated with gilt metalwork and fleurons. Minor wear to the head and foot.
4 pp., 343 p., 1 p. n. ch. Engraved frontispiece by Guérard and 4 folding plates.
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