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L'art de batir les vaisseaux, et d'en perfectionner la construction de les garnir de leurs apparaux, les mettre en funin, les manoeuvrer, &c. ... : Outre, Les pavillons de divers etats : Le tout tiré des meilleurs auteurs hollandois, comme Witsen, van Eyk, Allard, &c

Catalog Data

Contributor:
Allard, Carel 1648-approximately 1709  Search this
Witsen, Nicolaas 1641-1717  Search this
Illustrator:
Picart, Bernard 1673-1733  Search this
Author:
Yk, Cornelius van  Search this
Physical description:
2 volumes, [22], 109 leaves of plates (some folded) illustrations 25 cm
Type:
Early works to 1800
Date:
1719
Notes:
Each tome has atitle page printed in red and black
Engraved title vignettes: portrait of Desiderius Erasmus with his motto "Concedo nulli", signed B. Picart del.
Head- and tail-pieces
Tome 2 has special title page, dated 1718, with title: Les pavillons ou banniéres, que la plûpart des nations arborent en mer, comme sont ceux d'Angleterre, d'Ecosse et d'Irlande
Translation of: Algemeene en verbeterde hollantsche scheepsbouw
British Museum. General catalogue of printed books, volume 3, column 520
SCDIRB copy has tome 1 and tome 2 bound together (39088015300296); the special title page for tome 2 is wanting
SCDIRB copy was transferred from the NMAH Division of Armed Forces History
SCDIRB copy has a later mottled half-leather binding with marbled paper boards, raised bands, gilt-tooled spine, and red sprinkled edges
Topic:
Flags  Search this
Shipbuilding  Search this
Call number:
VM142 .A77 1718X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_956199