1778 – D. Diderot – Marine 16

Title:                      “Marine.”​
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Description:
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​Beautiful and very detailed engraving displaying the two large middle templates, with all their parts in place.

Fig. 3. Second template. a the keel. b the ceiling. c floor which crosses the keel & over the entire bottom. d length[page 24:8:5] which forms the hollow and the width of the vessel. e elongate of the stern. f eel-stay in which the beams are inserted. g the beam above the eaves-stay, or the yard of the span of the beams. h beam of the first deck. i freeboard between the flowers, or the lowest fore-girth. K these are the flowers. L the closures, frames or planking between the fore-girths. M fore-girths with their overhangs. N gunwale. O a beam of the upper deck. P a sternstay. Q beam of the span of the knees and floors. R bottom beams. S keel. T ship’s gunwale. V the plank which helps to form the eels, and which covers them. W the rabbet or the stern of the keel where the port side enters. X is the line which marks the entire width of the vessel in its main.

Fig. 4. First template. a curve of the first deck. b curvature of the upper deck. c gutter clamp. d a scupper. e a deck beam. f planking which covers the deck. g crossbeam of the carriage. h the beam. i wheel of the carriage. k the spars. l a bottom knee. m bottom knees which are fitted with the first spars and with the floor frames.

The engraving comes from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert, based on a work by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, book “Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers…”, drawn by Goussier, engraved by Benard Direx, published in Geneve, 1778.

Engraver:           Denis Diderot (1713 – 1784)
Sheet size:           19,5 x 25,5 cm
Year:                     1778
Technique:         copper engraving

Condition:
Good, original condition. Watermarked paper.
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This is a genuine antique engraving published in 1778 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity