1778 – D. Diderot – Marine Pl.16

Title:                      “Marine.”​
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Description:
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​Beautiful and very detailed engraving displaying the Longboat of a large vessel.

Fig. 1. 2. 3. 4. where the same letters are used to designate the same parts seen differently. a the floorboards. b the knees at the bottom. c the keels. d the sternstands. e benches or toasts to sit the sailors who row. f the deck or bench at the front of the boat. g benches which are joined around the stern inside, for the convenience of those who are there. There is also a small reservoir at the back to place several utensils. h the floor or bottom of the boat. i the pieces of wood which make up the top or the edge of the sides of the boat, what is called the square. k the cleats with their echoes, to keep the squares against the friction of the oar. l the recess or the claw, and the gunwale rail. m the crowning of the boat. n the small curbatons to strengthen the benches of the front and rear. o bourlet or roller of defense, to protect the stem from the shock of other vessels. p pegs to take the soles or daggerboards. See Sole . q hole in the hull, with a cutout in the bench to plant the mast, when one wants to go under sail. r defenses of ends of cables, which one leaves hanging along the sides of the boat, to protect them against the shock of vessels, which could inconvenience them. s the staff of the flag. t the rudder. v the front of the boat at the stem. x the rear of the boat and the sternpost.

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