Geologie - - Brisse, Alexander und

Geology - - Brisse, Alexander and Leon de Rotrou. The Draining of Lake Fucino. Accomplished by His Excellency Prince Alexander Torlonia. An abridged Account Historical and Technical by Alexander Brisse and Leon de Rotrou. English translation by V. de Tivoli. - Desséchement du Lac Fucino, exécuté par H. E. le Prince Alexandre Torlonia. Précis historique et technique. Text and atlas volume. With 20 (8 folded or double-page) chromolithographic plates. Rome, Propaganda Press, 1877. 304, 304 pp. 30 x 21.5 cm and 59.5 x 47.5 cm (atlas). Printed original paperback (text volume) and original half cloth with cover title (covers stained, corners bumped). First edition, here with the rare atlas volume. - Lozzi 2058 - Describes the draining of Lago Fucino, the largest inland body of water in central Italy at the time (155 km²), from the start of construction of the canal in 1862 to its completion in 1875, the third largest project of its kind in the world after the Suez and Panama Canals. - The plate "Panorama du Lac" in a size of 58 x 113 cm. - Panels partly a little browned and stained. *