CHAMBER CUREAU (Marin): Speech on the causes... - Lot 28 - Richard Maison de ventes

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CHAMBER CUREAU (Marin): Speech on the causes... - Lot 28 - Richard Maison de ventes
CHAMBER CUREAU (Marin): Speech on the causes of the overflow of the Nile. Paris, Dallin, 1665. One volume. 9 by 16 cm. (40)-360 pages. An engraved folding map for the Topography of the Sources of the Nile taken from the manuscript of Père Pays, a Portuguese Jesuit who made the trip in 1618. Full period binding, with defects on the jaws and on the covers, flattened caps (without damaging the solidity of the book). Good condition inside. The volume ends with a Discourse on the Divine Nature according to Platonic philosophy. Marin Cureau de la Chambre was a doctor to King Louis XIV, whom he assisted with his physiognomy skills. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1666. An infrequent book
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