3. [Allard (Carel)] and others. L’Art de Batir les Vaisseaux et d’en perfectionner la Construction...avec...les pavillons de divers etats, 2 vol. in 1, vol. 1 in 2 parts, titles in red and black with engraved portrait vignettes of Erasmus, 22 engraved plates and 34 illustrations in text of ship-building (some plates folding or double-page), vol.2 with additional title dated 1718 and with engraved illustration & 90 plates of flags, with 6 leaves of Table at end (often lacking) with catchword on verso of final plate, near contemporary ink signature at foot of first title, title trimmed at head, some light foxing or browning, contemporary vellum, spine labelled in manuscript, rubbed and slightly warped, lower cover a little stained and worn, 4to, Amsterdam, D.Mortier, 1719.
est. £1000 – £1500