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Les rivières de France par l'Abbé Coulon - 1644

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Les rivières de France, ou Description géographique et historique du cours et débordement des fleuves, rivières, fontaines, lacs et estangs qui arrousent les provinces du royaume de France

In Paris, at Gervais Clousier, 1644 Two volumes strong in-8, (14) -579-(33)-(14) - 595-(23) pages. Contemporary soft vellum, own title page for each volume. Traces of worms on the first pages and a small lack of vellum on a cover of the 1st volume.

First edition, rare, of this geography course by rivers.

Abbot Louis Coulon (1605-1664) was a Jesuit from 1620 to 1640, then entered the secular clergy to devote himself entirely to the study of history and geography.