COURTANVAUX, François César Le Tellier, marquis de - Lot 108

COURTANVAUX, François César Le Tellier, marquis de Diary of a voyage on the frigate Aurore, to test, by order of the Academy, several instruments relating to longitude. Put in order by M. Pingré. Paris, imprimerie royale, 1768. In-4 (251 x 198 mm) with title, VIII, 316 pp. 51 folding maps and 5 engraved plates (4 folding). Havana half-chagrin with corners, spine ribbed, marbled edges (19th-century English binding by Bramhall & Menzies).Houzeau-Lancaster, 10473; Poggendorff, I, 488-89.First edition. Details the first trials for the new chronometer invented by Pierre Le Roy. The beginning of the work is taken up with a history of work to determine longitude since the 15th century. Spine rubbed. Ex-libris Yves Louis Mongrolle.