Dictionaire de marine contenant les termes de la navigation et de l'architecture navale [...].

4to: [14]-776 pp. (some sl. browning, mostly in the margins).

Later half black cloth, marbled paper on covers, spine with 5 raised bands (used binding, corners rubbed and def., joints starting to split, bookblock sl. loosening from spine).

First edition of this extensive shipping lexicon by N. Aubin, including besides the French explanations also the corresponding Dutch terms. Ill. with an allegorical engr. front. by J. Lamsvelt depicting a shipyard and 24 engr. plates of which one folding and 6 double-page showing different types of ships, navigation devices and flags. Numerous woodcuts in-text. Title in red & black.
Ref. STCN - Barbier I:962.