[Architecture. Berquin] Architectura of Wiskunstige Verhandeling

om de voornaamste eigenschappen der burgerlyke bouwkonst betrekkelyk te maken tot de vyf bouw-orders; als meede grondregels tot alle soorten van bouwingen van 's lands werken, hoe dezelve op eene wiskunstige wyze konnen en dienen aangelegt te worden (...) Jacques Berquin, beroemd kenner der wis- en bouwkunde. Amsterdam, J. Cóvens en Zoon, 1789-1790, 2 parts in one vol., folio, new binding, halfleather with cased and marbled boards and ditto endpapers, (2),XXI,(1),59,(1); (2),VI,95,(3) pp., complete with respectively 9 and 13 large folding engraved plates.

Vol. 1 lacks the loosely added errata leaf (as usual). Rare work in the only known edition, in which the construction of bridges, quays and locks and the interior and exterior of Dutch mansions are extensively treated and illustrated. In very good condition.