Doubs. Manuscrit de 76 pp. in-folio: " Collection... Lot 92

Doubs. Manuscrit de 76 pp. in-folio: " Collection relative aux fontaines de Besançon, written by J. B. d'Auxiron, ancien échevin []. Le 9 janvier 1773 ". Very interesting manuscript on the fountains of Besançon, divided into 13 chapters : Old public fountains, more recent public fountains, private fountains suppressed or refused, fountains that are now running in hotels and private houses, overflowing fountains, common to public and private fountains, some fountains other than those in the public canals, the Arcier fountain, a reservoir above Place Saint-Quentin, the silver fountain, the lost waters and the low springs of Brégille, the reasons proposed for and against the project to take the low and lost waters of Brégille.