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LE ROY (David). - Lot 80
LE ROY (David). La Marine des anciens peuples, expliquée Et considérée par rapport aux lumières qu'on peut en tirer pour perfectionner la Marine moderne ; Avec des Figures représentant les Vaisseaux de guerre de ces Peuples. Paris : Nyon aîné, Stoupe, 1777. - In-8, 197 x 121 : xxxv, 224 pp, 6 plates. Red morocco, triple gilt fillet in the frame, gilt fleuron in the corners and gilt arms in the center of the boards, smooth spine decorated, gilt border inside, gilt edges (period binding). First edition dedicated to the minister De Sartine, of this scholarly work on the history and principles of the ancient navy, composed by the architect, historian and theorist of architecture David Le Roy (1728-1803). His study is divided into 7 books, dealing respectively with the following subjects: La Marine des anciens Peuples, depuis son origine jusqu'à la fin du siècle de Sésostris. - Of the Navy of the Ancient Peoples, from the reign of Selostris, to the last centuries of the Egyptian Empire; & of the various degrees of perfection that the ships acquired in this interval of time. - Of the Navy of the Ancient Peoples, from the last centuries of the Egyptian Empire to the end of the Peloponnesian War; & of the arrangement of oars & oarsmen in the first Triremes. - Of the Navy of the Ancient Peoples, from the end of the Peloponnesian War to the expedition of Alexander. - Of the Navy of the Greeks, from Alexander until the destruction of Corinth. - Of the Navy of the Greeks, from the ruin of Corinth, until the end of the Eastern Empire. - The Navy of the Ancient Peoples, considered in relation to the lights that one can draw from it to improve the modern Navy. The edition is illustrated with 6 folding plates, engraved by Sellier. A CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO COPY BEARING THE ARMS OF CHARLES-ALEXANDRE DE CALONNE (1734-1802). He was a lawyer, magistrate and general controller of finances under the Ancien Régime, then prosecutor at the parliament of Flanders. He was involved in emigration during the French Revolution. An old label inside specifies that the copy comes from the Giraud sale of 1855. The arms were mistakenly attributed to the Count of Aigle. Small black spots on the spine and the second cover, otherwise a very well preserved copy. Provenance : Charles Giraud (cat. 26 March 1855, n° 3132).
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