[Rare title issue, 1618, Militaria] La Castrametation. Nouvelle manière de fortification par escluses. Leyden, M. & B. Elzevier, 1618, 2 parts in 1 vol., (8),54; (4), 61 pp.
Militaria – Simon Stevin – fortification – translation – military engineering – architecture
SKU: BB110100
Limp vellum binding, partially restored on lower front. 31.2 x 20.5 cm. Title written along spine (damaged, fragile) in ink. Detached front (upper) pastedown. Water stains in both parts, discolored paper, especially in part 2. Frayed edges.
Full-page engraved portrait of Prince Maurits, full-page engraved heraldic plate. Woodcut illustrations. Foldable plate in second part.