Carl Friedrich Von Wiebeking Perspective Views Of The Bridge Over The River Rotte, 1808/1809

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Perspective views of the bridge over the river Rotte, dune, Arch of CC feet, executed 1808/9 according to the projects and under the direction of Mr Weebeking Carl Friedrich von Wiebeking (1762-1842) was an architect, hydraulic engineer and German surveyor. Hydraulic engineer from the Grand Duchy of Berg. Architectural Inspector of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. Director General of Bridges and Roads of Bavaria. Academy of Sciences, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences (Section of Mechanics), 1816-1842. National Institute, corresponding member of the class of Sciences, 1804-1816. The engraving is ready to be put under glass, presented in a beautiful passe-partout with old-fashioned wash (one of the most prestigious framing techniques, handmade by our framer).
49 x 65 cm (trait de planche)
76.8 x 92.5 cm (passe-partout)
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From the Treatise Containing an Essential Part of the Science of Building Bridges, with a Description of the New Economical Method of Building Structural Arch Bridges, Invented by the Author, and Applied to Twelve Great Bridges, Executed under the Ministry of Count Montgelas, described and represented in this work: to serve as a complement to the works of Perronet, by Charles Frédéric Wiebeking,... With seventeen large plates, following those belonging to the "Hydraulic Architecture" of the author (1810 Munich)