Author: KRAUS Jacob ( 1861 - 1951 ) :
Title: Proyecto de mejoramiento del Puerto de Valparaiso. Publicado por orden del Gobierno de Chile.
Description: .: Delft, private edition by J. Kraus on behalve of the Chilian gouvernment, 1903, printed by Van Marken in Delft, in-folio, 33,5 x 21 cm, xviii pp + 406 pp + 34 pp (Parte 5 , Presupuesto ) with tables and some ills. in the text. Bound in publisher's cloth with gilt title on front cover. Some slight foxing at first and last leaves but still a fine copy. Copy with a unique provenance. This book was given by the author to his wife Frederika Magdalena Uithof and contains a holograph ex-dono on the title-page ; '' A su fiel colaboradora F.M. Kraus-Uithof , de su marido. J. Kraus ''. Jacob Kraus was one of the most important Dutch hydraulic engineers who helped to secure the Netherlands' world wide renown in hydraulic engineering in the 20th century. From 1890 till 1898 he resided in South America were he played a major part in the design and construction of ports, dry-docks etc. In 1905 he became the first rector magnificus ( chancellor ) of the '' Technische Hogeschool te Delft''. Afterwards he became the Dutch minister for Industry and Transport ( Waterstaat). .

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