‎HUMPHREYS A.A., ABBOT H.L.‎
‎REPORT UPON THE PHYSICS AND HYDRAULICS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.‎

‎Upon the protection of the alluvial region against overflow; and upon the deepening of the mouths... Government Printing Office, Washington, 1876. In-4 p. (mm. 295x225), legatura edit. in p. marocchino, dorso a cordoni con tit. oro, tagli dorati, dentelle dorata ai risg., pp. XXIV,692, con 25 grandi tavole, f.t. e piu' volte ripieg., incluse carte geografiche e piante. Relazione "based upon surveys and investigations made under the Acts of Congress directing the topographical and hydrographical survey of the delta of the Mississippi river, with such investigations as might lead to determine the most practicable plan for securing it from inundation, and the best mode of deepening the channels at the mouths of the river - Submitted to the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, War Department, 1861. Reprinted with additions".Solo le tavv. talvolta con strappi, altrimenti esempl. ben conservato.‎

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