| Histoire Du Canal Du MIDI: Connu Précédemment Sous Le Nom de Canal de Languedoc Contributor(s): Andreossy, Antoine Francois (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108073646 ISBN-13: 9781108073646 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: French Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Literary Collections - Science | History |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.19 lbs) 428 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Officially opened in 1682, the Canal du Midi, designed and built by the engineers Pierre-Paul Riquet and Fran ois Andr ossy, stretched from Toulouse to the Mediterranean. The present work was written by Andr ossy's descendant, Antoine-Fran ois Andr ossy (1761-1828), a French general and diplomat. A member of the Acad mie des Sciences, he analyses here the terrain of the south of France to show how and why the canal was built. Notably, the work became known for the author's argument that Riquet had usurped the glory that really belonged to his ancestor. Concluding with original documents from the period of the canal's construction, along with an appendix giving details on the canal's route, the book is reissued here in its first edition of 1800. A second edition appeared in 1804, and a third edition was begun but never completed. |