Traite des Ecluses, et des Ponts a Rouleaux = Treatise on Locks and Roller Portages

Traite des Ecluses, et des Ponts a Rouleaux = Treatise on Locks and Roller Portages, circa 1700s

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Creator: Loustau.
Title: Traite des Ecluses, et des Ponts a Rouleaux = Treatise on Locks and Roller Portages
Dates: circa 1700s (inclusive)
17001799
Quantity: 1 item (51 leaves) : vellum, engraved illustrations, tables ; 34cm.
Collection Number: Cage 4779 (collection)
Summary: "Treatise on locks and roller portages in which is given the manner of solidly constructing these sorts of works in wood as well as masonry following the best methods of our days, with a new idea for making double drawbridges and a dissertation demonstrating the necessity of using roller portages for navigation in the greater part of Germany."
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Languages: English

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"Treatise on locks and roller portages in which is given the manner of solidly constructing these sorts of works in wood as well as masonry following the best methods of our days, with a new idea for making double drawbridges and a dissertation demonstrating the necessity of using roller portages for navigation in the greater part of Germany." Includes tables with detailed cost estimates, and 8 leaves of engraved illustrations. The manuscript is in French, and the text on the engravings is in German.

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Subject Terms

Bridges -- Design and construction.
Bridges.
Locks (Hydraulic engineering)

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