Mineral waters - The coat of arms of Vignerot du Plessis de - Lot 315

Mineral waters - The coat of arms of Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu RAULIN (Joseph) Traité Analytique des Eaux Minérales en Général, de leurs Propriétés, et de leur usage dans les Maladies. Paris, Vincent, 1772. In-12: XVI, 356pp, 2f (privilege). Contemporary red morocco, smooth ornate spine, black title-piece, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, central gilt coat of arms, gilt fillet on the edges, inner lace, gilt edges. The first edition was offered in two volumes, but the works were sold separately, each part being distinct; the first (this one) has no mention of "tome premier" on the title. In this work, the author develops the compositions, properties and various possible uses of mineral waters. Biographie Médicale has no knowledge of the second volume, but cites two works by this author devoted to the mineral waters of Pougues and Verduzan. There are others on this theme. Volume 2 makes little mention of Pyrenean waters, other than those from Pouillon in the Landes. Raulin, Médecin ordinaire du Roi, was born in Ayguetinte in the Gers. He is the author of works on childbirth, phthisis, etc. Provenance: Arms of Armand-Emmanuel-Sophie-Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis (1766-1822), 5th Duke of Richelieu and 7th Duke of Fronsac, French politician and military leader. In 1785, he joined the dragoon regiments of Queen Marie-Antoinette of Austria, then became First Gentleman of the Chamber of King Louis XVI. Captain in the hussar regiment, he was in Paris when the march on Versailles was launched. After a return to Paris to serve Louis XVI, and diplomatic missions in Vienna, he joined the army of émigrés led by Condé. Catherine II then invited him to join her own army; he accepted and soon became a corps general. He served in the Russian army. In 1801, Tsar Alexander I appointed him governor of the city of Odessa and of New Russia, a region encompassing all of southern Russia. He is credited with transforming the city of Odessa into the capital of this province, conquered from the Ottomans. Returning to France with the Bourbons in 1814, he was First Gentleman of the King's Chamber, and accompanied Louis XVIII to Ghent during the Hundred Days.