1778 – D. Diderot – Marine Guerre
200 €
Title: “Marine, Vaisseau de Guerre avec toutes ses Manoeuvres & Cordages”
Description:
Beautiful and very detailed three-masted French warship.
The numbers shows:
1 rudder. 2 rope ladders. 3. bottle. 4 fore-girths. 5 Ports. 6 Port mantlets. 7 stem. 8 stern or gorget. 9 guisaux. 10 herps arms. 11 frieze of the stern. 12 figure of the stern. 13 bowsprit hoisting. 14 bowsprit mast. 15 sail-yard. 16 bowsprit top. 17 bowsprit stern post. 18 the sail-gallant topgallant. 19 yard of said topgallant. 20 staff of the fore-flag. 21 fore-flag. 22 flag-head. 23 forestay or fore-flag. 24 topping lift of the above-mentioned topgallant. 25 sail-gallant topping lifts. 26 arms of said sail-gallant. 27 sail-holders. 28 deadeyes. 29 decolas. 30 stringers. 31 frieze or ornaments. 32 windows. 33 stern posts. 34 stern lanterns. 35 ensign staffs. 36 ensign or flag. 37 ensign staff head. 38 mizzen mast. 39 sails. 40 slack lines. 41 mizzen topsail. 42 mizzen yard. 43 mizzen topsail. 44 mizzen topgallant yard. 45 mizzen topgallant. 46 topsail & cross-beams of said topgallant. 47 mizzen weathervane. 48 topping lift. 49 mizzen topsail. 50 mizzen topgallant forestay. 51 topping lift of the mizzen yard. 52 arms of the mizzen yard. 53 bowlines. 54 topgallant arms. 55 mizzen topsails. 56 mainyard topping lift. 57 maintopsail arms. 58 maintopsail bowline. 59 maintopmast. 60 mainmast. 61 mainyard. 62 topsail. 63 maintopsail. 64 topsail spars. 65 maintopsail topping lift. 66 maintopgallant arms. 67 maintopgallant. 68 maintopgallant yard. 69 maintopgallant. 70 maintopgallant topping lift. 71 maintopgallant. 72 command staff. 73 staff head. 74 command ensign. 75 maintopgallant forestay. 76 topgallant bowline. 77 maintopgallant forestay. 78 foretopsail arms. 79 foretopsail topping lift. 80 foretopsail weather vane head. 81 foretopsail weather vane. 82 foretopsail sailhead & crosses. 83 foretopsail forestay. 84 foretopsail topping lifts. 85 foretopsail mast. 86 foretopsail sailhead & crosses. 87 foretopsail. 88 foretopsail stay. 89 foretopsail topping lift. 90 foretopsail stay 91 foretopsail arm. 92 foretopsail yard. 93 foretopsail sailhead. 94 foretop. 95 foretopsail mast. 96 foretopsail yard. 97 foretopsail bowline. 98 foretopsail topping lift. 99 foretopsail bowline. 100 foretopsail sheet. 101 foretopsail sheet. 102 mainsail bowline. 103 Mainsail sheet. 104 Mainmast stay. 105 Foremast stay. 106 Mizzen stay. 107 Mizzen yard. 108 Mainsail arm. 109 Mizzen sheet. 110 Source.
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: 37,2 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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