Jean-Rodolphe PERRONET (1708-1794). - Lot 348

Jean-Rodolphe PERRONET (1708-1794). Collection of engraved plates describing the projects and construction of the bridges of : Neuilly, Mantes, Nogent, Ste Maxence, Château-Thierry, pont des fontaines à Chantilly, pont canal d'Avroi, Brunois, Rozoy sur la route de Paris, pont projeté pour être construit à St-Pétersbourg sur la Néva, d'Orléans, Melun, pont Louis XVI (de la Concorde) et de la Salpétrière à Paris, Massy... One vol. broadside. On strong paper with text in engraved frames, portrait of the author after C.N. Cochin by Auguste de Saint-Aubin and 73 plates (often double-page or folding, numbered 1 to 73). Dull edges; wetness and stains. The original edition of this description of bridges and various structures dates from 1782-1783, with a supplement in 1789. M. Perronet, chevalier de l'Ordre du Roi, architect and first engineer for bridges and roadways, was the initiator of the major public works that led to France's economic development in the 18th century. He is best remembered for his technical innovations in the construction of bridges, whose slender piers offer less resistance to water flow: the Concorde bridge in Paris, the Neuilly bridge, the Sainte-Maxence bridge over the Oise, the bridge over the Loing in Nemours, and more.