OUTHIER, Reginald (1694-1774). Journal d'un Voyage au Nord, en 1736 et 1737. Paris: Chez Piget and Durand, 1744. FIRST EDITION.
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OUTHIER, Reginald (1694-1774). Journal d'un Voyage au Nord, en 1736 et 1737. Paris: Chez Piget and Durand, 1744.
4to (257 x 194 mm). Half-title, 16 engraved folding maps, plans and views. (Mostly marginal dampstaining, slight spotting.) Modern calf gilt. Provenance: Collector's bookplate, a few pencil marks.
FIRST EDITION of Outhier's travels to Lapland. This Royal French Expedition was led by members of the French Academy of Sciences and was one of 2 to determine the dimensions and shape of the earth by measuring one exact degree of meridian. Although the printed table lists 18 engravings, 2 were never printed. Brunet IV, 262.
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