To modify your purchase order,
contact the auction house.
204 - Technology - Telegraphy - Illustration and Description of the Telegraph, or the Newly Invented Teletype Machine in Paris, and Its Internal Mechanism. By an Eyewitness. With engravings depicting this machine at the Louvre, both at rest and in operation. Second edition, completely revised (sic) and expanded with an additional copperplate and an appendix. Includes easy-to-follow instructions for constructing telegraphs at extremely low cost, enabling communication over considerable distances. With 5 copper plates, 1 of which is colored. Leipzig, Baumgärtner, 1795, 16 pp., 22 x 13.5 cm. Contemporary cover (slightly browned, with foxing and wear).
Starting price
€300The reserve price is the minimum price accepted by the seller. Bidders cannot see this price. To win an item, you must place the highest bid and meet or exceed the reserve price.
Registrations are closed for this sale. You cannot place a bid.
The converted amounts are provided for informational purposes only. Only the currency determined for the sale by the auction house is binding. You can select a different currency by going to the "Preferences" page in your profile.
Fees including the auction house's fees and the platform's fees. For further details, please refer to the auction house's General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
Estimation
€300 - 450Sale fees
Technology - Telegraphy - Illustration and Description of the Telegraph, or the Newly Invented Teletype Machine in Paris, and Its Internal Mechanism. By an Eyewitness. With engravings depicting this machine at the Louvre, both at rest and in operation. Second edition, completely revised (sic) and expanded with an additional copperplate and an appendix. Includes easy-to-follow instructions for constructing telegraphs at extremely low cost, enabling communication over considerable distances. With 5 copper plates, 1 of which is colored. Leipzig, Baumgärtner, 1795, 16 pp., 22 x 13.5 cm. Contemporary cover (slightly browned, with foxing and wear). Engelmann, Mechan. 2—Wheeler Gift, see 626—Poggendorff, see I, 419.—Expanded from the first German edition published in the same year to include instructions for constructing a telegraph. In 1793, the engineers Claude and Ignace Urbain Chappe presented their invention to the Convention of the French Republic. Due to the success of the experiment, the first public optical telegraph line between Paris and Lille was established in 1793 (Darmstädter, Handbook, pp. 258 and 261). - The frontispiece shows the transmitting station on the Louvre in Paris; the colored copperplate depicts technical details, while the other copperplates show the positions of the wings, their “translation” into the alphabet, and the text of the Convention’s first telegraphic message to Lille. Untrimmed, with occasional foxing and natural paper-related browning. *
Auction details
Autographs, Old Books, Antique Paper Items & Travel PhotographyAuction house
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH +49 3 08 89 22 090 auktion@nosbuesch-stucke.berlinDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.
Delivery Options
We can ship your lots by DHL (in Germany) or DHL Express (outside Germany). If shipping is possible, we will send you an invoice including the shipping costs. For framed paintings or larger/fragile objects, please organize the shipping by yourself.