1778 – D. Diderot – Marine Galere
200 €
Title: “Marine, Dessein d’une Galere à Rame nommée la Réale”
Description:
Beautiful and very detailed La Réale “the Royal” galley of the French Navy, the flagship of the galleys of France under Louis XIV. It was called an “extraordinary galley” because it had a larger crew than normal galleys.
The letters and numbers shows:
A la pouppe. B tendelet. C étendard. D espale. E flammes. F penaux de l’espale. G pavillon. H arbre de mestre. J trosses. K alepasses. L pene de mestre. M quart de mestre. N arbre de trinquet. O quart de trinquet. P pene de trinquet. Q alepasses. R gattes. S filarets. T timon. V éperon. X tambourlet. Y échelle. Z les comites qui commandent aux galeriens. 1 sartis de mestre. 2 courladours de mestre. 3 amans de mestre. 4 vestes de mestre. 5 bragots des ostes. 6 ostes. 7 carnal. 8 anguis. 9 sartis du trinquet. 10 couladours. 11 amans de trinquet. 12 hissons. 13 bragots des ostes. 14 ostes. 15 carque d’avant. 16 carguettes. 17 orses à pouppe. 18 écoutes. 19 trosses. 20 forçats ramans. 21 fanal de pouppe. Ancres.
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: 44,9 x 25,5 cm
Year: 1778
Technique: copper engraving
Condition:
Good, original condition. Watermarked paper. Folds as published.
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
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