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The Saint-Philippe -1693
225,00 €This monograph is dedicated to one of the most prestigious vessels of Louis XIV Navy. 45 large format plates showing the full description of the vessel. The monograph weighs 4.5 kg!
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AN INTRODUCTION TO PLANKED ON FRAME SCALE MODEL SHIP BUILDING
49,00 €AN INTRODUCTION TO PLANKED ON FRAME SCALE MODEL SHIP BUILDING “DOCKYARD STYLE” An introduction to Planked on frame model ship building through more than 200 pages illustrated by...
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THE 74 GUN SHIP Pratical Treatise of Naval Art 1780
120,00 €THE 74 GUN SHIP Pratical Treatise of Naval Art 1780 In four volumes. The cornerstone of our collection. available: The 42 plans with the frame of the ship of 74 guns at 1/72 and 1/48. See...
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The Art of Shipmodeling - Bernard Frolich
89,00 €The Art of Shipmodeling describes the author's experience and methods in 300 pages abundantly illustrated with numerous drawings, sketchs and more than 600 commentated photos.
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HERMIONE Frigate 1779-1793
120,00 €Frigate of the American War of IndependenceThe book includes all the plansof the framework in 1/48.Brochure 144 pages and 34 boards.
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HERMIONE a frigate serving American Independence
59,00 €Lafayette and La Touche-Treville, two men and a frigate servingAmerican Independence.Historical and documents of from 1764 to 1793.The book has 216 pages full color, with over 220 illustrations.
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S. Caterina - Pointu Méditerranéen - 1759
55,00 €Traditional Mediterranean Fishing Vessel. A 72-page booklet including 42 pages in full color, on the construction of model, along with 19 drawings and 183 color photographs. The monograph...
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Louise Clipper d’Argenteuil -1878
68,00 €The present monograph describes a racing Argenteuil clipper at the top of the evolution of the type. A 52-page color booklet in 21 x 30 cm format with 70 drawings and photos, with the...
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THE SHIP’S LONGBOAT 1680-1780
74,00 €The boat's construction and the details of the framing are described in the book, as well as the 4 different types of rigging: the square rig, the lug rig, spritsail rig, and lateen rig.The...
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THE SHIPS OF THE SUN KING - JC Lemineur
99,00 €THE SHIPS OF THE SUN KING J.C Lemineur The author presents the creation and evolution of Louis XIV’s navyin an historical context. The fruit of many long years of archivalresearch working...
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N.S. del Rosario FELUCCA 1759
120,00 €A 200-page booklet, 130 of which concern the construction of the model 20 plates necessary for the construction of the timber frame
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THE FRENCH AND FOREIGN NAVIES
68,00 €This first reproduction of the rarest of works containing 56 pages of descriptive text by Léon Renard and 43 25 x 32 cm plates, by Morel-Fatio, 22 of them in color (colored first edition)...
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TRAITE de la CONSTRUCTION des VAISSEAUX – 1787
195,00 €3-volume version bound and sewn with rigid "parchment" type cover. Volume 1: 308 pages. Volume 2: 391 pages. Volume 3: 39 boards Open format (50 x 31 cm)
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STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS LA VÉNUS
45,00 €A 32 page booklet in full color, including 14 pages on the realization of the framework with 50 color photos. A cardboard box encloses the booklet and the 16 plates.
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MONOGRAPHIE FREGATE LEGERE L'AURORE - 1697
115,00 €NewThe monograph provides all the technical and historical information on the light frigate in the French Navy, from 1661 to 1750. Jean-Claude Lemineur, and the manuscript of François Coulomb...
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MONOGRAPHIE DU FLEURON -Vaisseau de 64 canons 1729
136,00 €64-gun Ship LE FLEURON Joseph & Blaise OLLIVIER Builders 1729 A Monograph including all drawings of the timber work New: Plates of the Fleuron at 1/72 - 1/36 - 1/24
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LA VOLAGE – A long bark - 1693
120,00 €LA VOLAGE – A LONG BARK 16-page color brochure containing details of rigged and timbered models, 31 plates at the 1/24 or 1/36 scale necessary to build the structure. AVAILABLE: The...
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LA BELLE-POULE - Frégate - 1765
120,00 €12-PDR FRIGATE LA BELLE-POULE BY ENGINEER GUIGNACE 1765 A STUDY OF 12-PDR FRIGATE Set of 22 plates at 1:48 scale NEW: PLATES AT 1/72 or 1/36.
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Typology and river ships technology from 1472 to 1910
55,00 €Riverboat Types and techniques in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America from 1472 to 1910 by Giovani santi-Mazzini The book consists of 96 pages (176 gr paper), 48 of them in full color and...
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LE REQUIN - Xebec - 1750
135,00 €This monograph on the xebec LE REQUIN is based on documentation that gives us a complete picture of this ship. including all plans of the timber works in 1/48.
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MONOGRAPHIE DE LA RENOMMEE - Frégate de 8 - 1744
135,00 €8-pdr Frigate LA RENOMMÉE 1744 A monograph with all the timbers construction. New: In addition the 31 Plans at 1 / 36th without Sails - AVAILABLE canopy.
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MONOGRAPHIE DE LA DILIGENTE -Tartane du roi - 1738
79,00 €NewThe King's Tartan built by Laurent Marchand 1738-1761 A Monograph with all plans of the timber work. available in English on 27/06/2024 ***
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MONOGRAPHIE DE LA VENUS - Frégate de 18 - 1782
70,00 €18-PDR FRIGATE LA VENUS BY ENGINEER J. N. SANE 1782 MONOGRAPH at 1:72 scale
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ARMED LONGBOAT- 1834
45,00 €Gérard Delacroix describes in 40 pages and 52 color photos his construction method for modeling beginners who may only have simple tools. Provided with six 1/36-scale plates of...
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Historic Ship's Models in the Musée de la Marine - TOME 1
95,00 €Historic Ship's Models in the Musée de la Marine. The book has 260 pages on the collections of the Museum of the Navy. 360 illustrations including 340 color photographs.
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L Art de la Corderie - DUHAMEL du MONCEAU 1769
98,00 €“Treatise on Making Ropes for Ships”, or the “Art of Rope Making”, improved edition. DUHAMEL du MONCEAU 1769 628 pages and 13-plate appendix.
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NAVAL ARTILLERY French navy 1650-1850
120,00 €French navy 1650-1850An Historical and Technical Study Set of 93 plates. NEW ENGLISH VERSION
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Historic Ship's Models in the Musée de la Marine - TOME 2
95,00 €NewThe book has 288 pages on the collections of the Museum of the Navy. 359 color photographs. 13 models from among the museum’s collections, presented in chronological order. AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
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LA MARINE DE LOUIS XVI
89,00 €1. Vaisseaux et frégates de Choiseul à Sartine, coffret et plans, paru.2. Vaisseaux et frégates de Castries à la révolution, à paraître.3....
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Les combats de Jean Bart - Dessins P. Ozanne
39,00 €Les combats de Jean Bart, première édition des 19 dessinsoriginaux de P. Ozanne, retrouvés Louvre et première réédition des gravures de Y. Le...
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ALBUM DE COLBERT - Anonyme - 1670
73,00 €The priceless ALBUM DE COLBERT, which is preserved at the Service Historique de la Marine in Paris, is the main illustrated document bearing witness to the ambition of Louis XIV.
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MONOGRAPHIE DE LA BELLE - Barque - 1680
105,00 €The plates are already reproduced in the hardback volume at 1:48 scale. They are gathered here to build the model at 1:36 scale. NEW: The full set of guns includes all 6 gun and 8...
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MONOGRAPHIE DU CERF - Cotre - 1778
69,00 €CUTTER LE CERF BUILD BY DENYS 1779-1780 A MONOGRAPH with eleven plates at 1:48 scale
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ENCYCLOPEDIE METHODIQUE DE LA MARINE 1798
340,00 €METHODICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA THE NAVAL SECTION 1783-1787 175 plate atlas (1500 figures), in 4° Large format, Vergé paper, ivory edition 115 g.
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MONOGRAPHIE DU FRANCOIS - Vaisseau 5ème rang 1683
142,00 €NewToulon 1683 - 5th class vessels - From a manuscript by François Coulomb
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ARTILLERIE DE LA MARINE - Maritz- 1758
45,00 €A 92 page in-12 unpublished manuscript by Jean Maritz. - 42 pages of unpublished drawings
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Vocabulaire des termes de marine DU 18 e ITALIEN-FRANCAIS
42,00 €Vocabulaire BILINGUE des termes de marine du XVIII siècle ITALIEN - FRANCAIS & FRANCAIS - ITALIEN Ce vocabulaire naval peut aider ceux qui ont des lacunes...
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THE THREE-DECKER of the Chevalier DE TOURVILLE- 1680
180,00 €The Chevalier de Tourville's THREE-DECKER SHIP 1680.
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Fitting and rigging a 74-gun model ship
39,00 €This guide is an help to the construction of the equipment of a ship model of the late XVIIIth and early XIXth centuries, but is applicable to any other era of wooden shipbuilding....
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CONSTRUCTION DES EMBARCATIONS LATINES - Vence 1897
49,00 €Building and manoeuvring lateen-rigged ships and boats Jules Vence 1897 A facsimile reprint of the 1897 edition.
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DESCRIPTION L'ART DE LA MATURE 1777 - VOILURE 1781
70,00 €82 pages and 8 boards DESCRIPTION OF THE ART OF MATURE FOR 1778 - 68 pages and 9 boards ART OF THE WING OF 1781
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LA SALAMANDRE - Galiote à bombes-1758
135,00 €MONOGRAPH 138 page with 37 plates at 1:48 scale including all timbers plans and interior accomodations of the ship. New: In addition 30 PLATES at 1/36th without Sails AVAILABLE.
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MONOGRAPHIE DU CYGNE - Brick -1806
85,00 €24-PDR BRIG LE CYGNE BY ENGINEER PESTEL 1806 -1808 MONOGRAPH NEW : IN STOCK IN ENGLISH
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FABRICATION DES ANCRES -Réaumur 1723 -Duhamel 1764
59,00 €Facsimile reprint of:- the 1761 edition of the Anchor Factory.- Marine Encyclopedia: Forge of anchors, plates 135-147.
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MONOGRAPHIE DU COUREUR LOUGRE - 1776
68,00 €LUGGER LE COUREUR BY DENYS 1776 A MONOGRAPH with 7 plates at 1:48 scale NEW: AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH
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MONOGRAPHIE DU BATEAU DE LANVEOC -Traversier Brest
59,00 €The little navy in the XVII and XVIIIth centuries Relics of the Middle Ages with five plates at 1:36 scale and one plate at 1:40 scale Including all plans of the timber works. NEW IN ENGLISH...
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THE MERCURE 1730 - The merchant ship
180,00 €NewTHE MERCHANT SHIP in the Ancien Régime An Historical study and a Monograph with all plans of the timber works. New : in english New: Plans at 1/36 and Sails at 1/36 or 1/48.
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18th CENTURY SHIPBUILDING Remarks on the Navies of the English and the Dutch
86,00 €18th CENTURY SHIPBUILDING Remarks on the Navies of the English and the Dutch By Blaise OLLIVIER Edited and translated by David Roberts 1737
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ARCHITECTURE NAVALE Dassié 1695
48,00 €F. Dassié 1677 - 1695 17 x 21cm format, 201 pages, with 3 plates in the text, 5 inset plates, 1 inset table; Printed on offset Vergé 100 gr.
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ELEMENTS ARCHITECTURE NAVALE -Duhamel Monceau-1758
90,00 €ELEMENTS OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU 1758
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VAISSEAUX (les) de 50 et 64 canons
163,00 €50- AND 64-GUN SHIPS 1650 - 1780 AN HISTORICAL STUDY Accompanied by an original monograph of the period at 1:48 scale By M. Bigot de Morogues
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VAISSEAUX (les) de 74 à 120 canons
153,00 €New74- to 120-GUN SHIPS An Historical Study 1650-1850. This volume is devoted to ships of superior strength, including three-deckers.
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TRAITE ÉLÉMENTAIRE D'ARCHITECTURE NAVALE D'ETROYAT
68,00 €A PRIMER OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE D'ETROYAT 1846-1863
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Monographie Allège d’Arles - 1833
97,00 €The Arles lighter and a flat-bottom 1833 river tartan from Provence. The historic and graphic documentation allowed for the design of all the details of the structure and the furniture. Available
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L'ARTESIEN 64-GUN SHIP 1764
160,00 €The model of the Artésien, a model righteously considered as one of the major pieces in the Paris Marine Museum collection. 180 pages booklet. 35 plates at 1:48 scale and the 5 plates...
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MONOGRAPHIE DU GROS VENTRE - Gabare du Roi - 1766
135,00 €King's Gabare LE GROS VENTRE Designed by J-J GINOUX and built by L.M GUIGNACE 1766 -1779 34 plates at 1:48 scale, including all the framing timbers. New: 1/36 plan supplements
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MONOGRAPHIE DE L'AURORE - Corvette -1766
87,00 €NewPLEASURE CORVETTE L'AURORE By Nicolas Ozanne 1766-1777 MONOGRAPH with sixteen plates at 1:36 scale and one at 1:48 scale
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MONOGRAPHIE DE LA JACINTHE - Goêlette - 1823
64,00 €Schooner By Engineer de la Morandière 1823 HISTORY OF THE SCHOONER IN THE FRENCH NAVY. MONOGRAPH METHOD OF MODEL BUILDING
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BONHOMME RICHARD - 1779
149,00 €A PRIVATEER'S VESSEL BONHOMME RICHARD 1779 All framework plans included
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MONOGRAPHIE DE L'AURORE - navire négrier - 1784
142,00 €Slave ship H. Penevert, Builder 1784 A Monograph and History Contains complete plans of the timber works. NEW IN ENGLISH available June 16, 2022
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MONOGRAPHIE DU BOULLONGNE - V. Cie des Indes -1759
215,00 €THE SHIPS OF THE "COMPAGNIE DES INDES" 1720 - 1770 People, Voyages, and Trade With complete plans of the timber works. New: Book in English available in addition if you have the French version, or...
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NOMENCLATURE DES NAVIRES FRANCAIS
44,00 €Navires Français de 1610 à 1661 - 1661 à 1715 1715 à 1774 - 1774 à 1792 ...
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CONSTRUCTION PRATIQUE DES VAISSEAUX -Duranti -1771
67,00 €ELEMENTARY AND PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION ON SHIPBUILDING Duranti de Lironcourt 1771
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The AMARANTE - Corvette: 1744
94,00 €The present document details the architecture, the fitting-out, the equipment and the rigging of a 12-gun corvette of the years 1745. A monograph including all plans of the timber works 32 plates...
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Le Commerce de Marseille - 1788
160,00 €First rate ships (also called three-deckers) from the late 18th Century have always been fascinating to the period ship enthusiasts. This works includes 34 plates at 1:48 scale
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L’EGYPTIENNE - A 24-pounder frigate 1799
155,00 €A complete description of the frigate L'Egyptienne, armed with 24-pounders. The booklet is illustrated with many 3-D drawings and 60 photographs of the Musee de la Marine models. Available with...
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LE ROCHEFORT- 1787
72,00 €This small elegant craft is of a simple construction with basic rigging, since only fitted with one mast and three sails. This work includes 16 plates in 1/36 scale. New: in English available
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LA FLEUR DE LIS - Galère: 1690
146,00 €With approximately 230 plates drawn to perspective, this study offers a minute account of how a galley was built in the 1690s, from the drawing board to the launching of the ship. The text...
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Hydrographie contenant la Théorie et la Pratique de toutes les parties de la...
180,00 €The study of Father Fournier is essential for any study of the navy of the early seventeenth century.This is the first French maritime encyclopedia dedicated to Louis XIII. Edition of 1667, 738...
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FRENCH ROYAL NAVY UNIFORMS - 17th - 18th Century
200,00 €NewXVII and XVIII century French Royal Navy UNIFORMS – Equipment – Armament. New AVAILABLE. SPECIAL PRICE 2024.
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MONOGRAPHIE DE LA GEMMA - Tartane ligure 1863
85,00 €TARTANE Ligure San Remo 1863. Planks at 1/36 ° including all the structural drawings. NEW in english the 01/10/2021
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LA SCUNA - brick-goélette -1903
135,00 €NewSCUNA the brick-goélette, 1903 one of the most beautiful sailing ships of the Ponant Ligure. The book consists of 151 pages containing 44 historical photos, 19 model photos, 54 tables and...
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DICTIONNAIRE francais-espagnol de termes de marine
54,00 €El Diccionario de términos marinos franceses y españoles fue redactado immediatamente después de la batalla de Trafalgar por C.L. Lhuillier, teniente de navío que...
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Traité de construction navale - 1735
49,00 €Volume In 8° relié pleine toile fait main, pièce de titre. Corps d’ouvrage papier Munken 100 g. Nombre de pages : 400 env.
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Marine militaire ou recueil des différens vaisseaux de guerre –1762
74,00 €NewCe recueil comporte 49 planches au format du corps d'ouvrage et la dernière, planche portant le numéro 50, hors format pliante à l'italienne. Sewn bound octavo...
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VOCABULAIRE DE MARINE bilingue anglais français
38,00 €A MARINE VOCABULARY An English-French and French-English vocabulary of 18th century maritime words and phrases
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La MAHONESA 34-gun Spanish frigates - 1789
145,00 €The Mahonesa was a 34 12-pdrs frigate built at Mahon by the engineer Honorat de Bouyon. 176 color pages and 29 plates at 1/48 scale. Available
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Traité du gréement des vaisseaux - 1791 - Tome I & II
59,00 €COMPLET : l’ouvrage de Daniel Lescallier Nombre de pages : 696 34 planches et 54 tables réunis en 1 tomes de 696 pages en papier ivoire 90 grs....
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Traité Élémentaire de la Mâture des Vaisseaux - 1788
129,00 €Ouvrage en papier ivoire munken 90 g. Signet, tranchefiles. 384 pages dont 24 planches. disponible en Toile rouge, ou en version CUIR LUXE.
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CABOTEURS ET PECHEURS DE LA COTE DE TUNISIE - 1888
59,00 €COASTERS AND FISHING SHIPS on THE TUNISIAN COAST Fishing for sponges By Captain HENNIQUE 1888
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JOHN PAUL JONES and the BONHOMME RICHARD
58,00 €NewEver since the Bonhomme Richard sank off Flarnborough Head after defeating H . M.S. Serapis in 1779, there has been speculation about her appearance. Contemporary paintings and engravings...
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ART DE BATIR DES VAISSEAUX - Allard - 1719
70,00 €In-4°186 p. book with 229 figures in the text and 20 inset plates. Full sea-blue cloth binding with headband and ribbon bookmark. Gold-lettered title on cover and...
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Diccionario de los términos y frases de marina 1899
70,00 €Obra útil para las marinas militar y mercante, cónsules, armadores, consignatarios, maquinistas navales, agentes comerciales, sociedades de seguros, etc. Spanish to French and English.
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MANUSCRIT - Construction des vaisseaux - 1680
64,00 €The historical significance of the manuscript by François Coulomb, one of the most prestigious builders under the reign of the Sun King, is undeniably exceptional. 268-page in 23 x 15...
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LE MOURE DE POUAR
65,00 €A vessel from Provence - 1/24th scale monograph The document includes all the plans of the timber structure Available in English
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The Leudo 1913
88,00 €The leudo was a ship-of-all-trades, used as a commercial trading vessel for the transportation of various products. 100-page booklet with more than 250 photographs nand drawings, in color when...
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Monographie Navicello -1911
65,00 €NewThe navicello was a typical boat of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and of Tuscany in particular, since the 16th century. 16 plans necessary for the construction of a model.
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LA FLORE 1847-1900
59,00 €NewLa Flore was one of the last great sailing ships in the French Navy and was started on the ways in 1847. This study comprises 168 pages of text plus 220 photographs and two...
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AIGLE The Imperial yacht -1857
79,00 €AIGLE The Imperial yacht of Napoleon III Set of 10 plates at 1/100th or 1/75th scale Available in english.
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12-pounder Carronade Fighting Station 1840 Schooner
39,00 €New12-pound carronade Schooner - 1840 BY Franco Fissore 1/12th scale. Monograph of 32 color pages with 4 plates. *** available ***
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THE BOARDING SABER (CUTLASS)
60,00 €NewHistory of the french edge sabre from Louis XIV to the Third Republic. Booklet of 112 pages in color in format 23 x 31 cm with 250 illustrations and photos. AVAILABLE ON 12/17/2024 (print delay)
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Vocabolario di marina in tre lingue
95,00 €NewVocabolario di marina - Italian-French-English 1813 STRATICO Simone 528 pages, 17 cm x 24 cm format, hardback.
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