E.A. Rossmaessler. - Het Water - 1858

The Water.
What it is, what it does,
and what purpose it serves.
by
E.A. Rossmaessler.
Translated from High German by
T.C. Winkler.
Haarlem, J.J. Weeveringh.
1858.

Chapter:
1. The physical and chemical properties of water.
2. Water as a constituent of the atmosphere.
3. The influence of water on the climate.
4. Water and the changes of the earth.
5. The sea and the waters of the mainland. First division. The Sea.
6. Second division. The waters of the mainland.
Water in relation to nourishment.
7. Water as habitat of animals and plants.
8. Water as a means of transport and as aid for the arts and crafts.
9. What water is to the poet and to the painter.

"The seven plates and the other illustrations are more to elucidate the text,
than that they would serve merely as ornaments; I nevertheless trust that they
will not bring the book into disrepute. And so may my work go forth, and find a friendly
judgment."

Leipzig, Sept. 1857.
E.A. Rossmaessler.

Thus the author. Beautiful and very rare book. Only one copy
on the internet available. Magnificent lithographs by Emrik & Binger Haarlem.
Weight approx. 1 kg.