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MARCEL DESTOMBES, CONTRIBUTIONS SELECTIONNEES A L HISTOIRE DE LA CARTOGRAPHIE ET DES INSTRUMENTS SCIENTIFIQUES. SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
Text in French with some English. Studies relating to the history of cartography and scientific instruments. Thirty-four articles and congress reports by Marcel Destombes are brought together in this volume. With a biography of the author, bibliography and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Dust wrapper shows minor wear to the extremities and some rubbing to the boards. Several handwritten notations in the margins.
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