(1973) · Grenoble
by Lescallier, (Daniel).
Grenoble: Editions des 4 Seigneurs, (1973). x. 4to.Two vols. in one. iii, (4), xxiv, 488, (4), 83, 23, (1). Plus 34 b/w plates, some folding.
Reprint of the first edition of an important work on rigging, compiled under royal patronage. Includes standing and running rigging for vessels of all types and sizes, with tables of cordage required for each line on the vessel. The plates are very handsomely engraved, and include details of blocks, cleats, knots, splices, lashings, standing and running rigging, sails, anchors, and vessels, from men-of-war to small craft. Included are 6 plates of small craft from the Pacific basin, including a Chinese junk, and canoes from the Marianas, Tahiti, Mulgraves, Tonga, and Hawaii. JCB Maritime History, 427. Polak 5883. Scott 429. Fine condition (Inventory #: 38945)
Reprint of the first edition of an important work on rigging, compiled under royal patronage. Includes standing and running rigging for vessels of all types and sizes, with tables of cordage required for each line on the vessel. The plates are very handsomely engraved, and include details of blocks, cleats, knots, splices, lashings, standing and running rigging, sails, anchors, and vessels, from men-of-war to small craft. Included are 6 plates of small craft from the Pacific basin, including a Chinese junk, and canoes from the Marianas, Tahiti, Mulgraves, Tonga, and Hawaii. JCB Maritime History, 427. Polak 5883. Scott 429. Fine condition (Inventory #: 38945)