Planches relatives a l’exercice de l’infanterie, suivant l’Ordonnance du roi du premier juin 1776

Planches relatives a l’exercice de l’infanterie, suivant l’Ordonnance du roi du premier juin 1776

[Paris?] [ca. 1776]

34 leaves, including 17 leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 24 x 38 cm. (oblong fol.)

MSS L2002G95 [Bound]

In an unidentified hand.
17 plates with explanatory text on facing leaf.
Partial contents: Maniere de trover la ligne droite entre deux points (pl. III) -- Colonne, la droite en tête, arrivant par devant la ligne de direction (pl. VI) -- Déploiment d’une colonne de quatre bataillons ... (pl. VIII) -- Deux lignes de six bataillons chacune, changeant de front à droit ...
The library has two printed versions of the Ordonnance, one printed at Paris and the other at Besançon.
Bound in brown tree-calf decorated with gold tolled borders; marbled end papers.
Ownership label, t.p. verso, with motto: Gloria non moritur. Duque de Hyjar.
Repairs and restorations throughout.
Presented February 5, 2012, in honor of Michael Miller of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Connecticut, Secretary General of the Society of the Cincinnati, 1983-1986, by his family.
See case file for transparency.
Digitized image available [plate X].

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