‎GAUTIER, HUBERT.‎
‎Instruction pour les gens de guerre, ou l'on traite de l'artillerie, des proportions, des renforts, des portees, des affuts, et generalement tout ce qui concerne les armes a feu, dont on se sert en France...‎

‎Paris, Jacques Cognard, 1692. 12mo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Wear and stains to extremities. Most of gilting worn off. Inner back hinge split. Previous owner's name and underlinings in red to title-page. Several of the plates are detached an loosely inserted. (22), 188 pp. + frontispiece and 15 engraved plates and 5 folded tables. ‎

Reference : 61750

‎First (only?) edition of this military treatise discussing the use of firearms in artillery at sea and on land. Beautifully illustrated with plates depicting the techniques and construction of cannons, while the tables provide an overview of range, gunpowder consumption and possible firing rates. Rumpf No 2669‎