Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio. - Corso completo di Topografia - 1856

Title: Complete Course of Topography Author: Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio (Lieutenant-Colonel) Publisher: Scolastic Typography of Sebastiano Franco e Figli e Comp., Turin Year: 1856 Features & Conditions: A volume in excellent antique condition, complete with a rare military topographic map outside the text and folded (itinerary from Pinerolo to Cesana via the Val Chisone). Contemporary half-leather binding with the spine decorated by gilded friezes, titles impressed on insets and raised bands. Boards in marbled cardboard. Interiors clean, binding solid. A work of great historical-military and cartographic interest for the Savoy era. English Description Title: Corso completo di Topografia (Complete Course of Topography) Author: Alessandro Righini di S. Giorgio Publisher: Tipografia Scolastica di Sebastiano Franco e Figli e Comp., Turin Year: 1856 Features & Condition: A very good copy of this rare 19th-century military topography manual. It includes its original, scarce large folding topographic map showing the military itinerary from Pinerolo to Cesana (Val Chisone). Contemporary half-leather binding, spine beautifully decorated with gilt ornaments, raised bands, and leather labels for title and author. Solid binding, clean pages. A highly collectible piece of Italian pre-unification military history and cartography.

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