[Germany. Ritzebüttel-Cuxhaven] Kurzgefaßte Geschichte und Beschreibung

der Wasserbauwerke im Amte Ritzebüttel. Mit erlaüternden Charte und Profilzeichnungen in VII Kupfertafeln [by Reinhard Woltman]. Hamburg, printed by F.H. Nestler, 1807, text booklet with 96,(1) p., contemp. marbled wrapper, and 8 loose engraved plates (general overview and 7 numbered plates), text booklet and plates together rolled in contemp. marbled board tube (l. 35.5 cm).

Tube lacks 1 cap, minor other defects. Very rare and specific publication on early 19th-century German hydraulic engineering and water management, preserved in a special (original?) form. The finely engraved, detailed plates have a sheet size of 32 x 50 to 32 x 74 cm.