cloth
1989 · Amsterdam
by Peters, Hubert J.M.W.
Amsterdam: DeGraaf Publishers, 1989. cloth. large 8vo. cloth. lx, 805+(1) pages. Books on the Art of Navigation Left by Dr. Ernst Crone to the Scheepvaart Museum in 1975 and Books on the Same Subject Acquired by the Museum Previously. Volume XXVI of the Bibliotheca Bibliographica Neerlandica series. A descriptive special catalogue with annotations, indexes, and an introduction to the catalogue by the author. Includes a bibliography, a short history of the art of navigation in the Netherlands, and a list of the Crone collection of nautical instruments. Contains five maps and 54 facsimile plates. Boards lightly soiled. (Inventory #: 97646)