[Travel - Navy]. MAITZ DE GOIMPY (count of). Treatise on the construction of ships, dedicated and presented to the king. Paris, Couturier, 1776. In-4°, marbled basane, spine decorated, red edges (period binding). Based on the works of Bouguer, Euler and Bossut, the author considers alternately the displacement, the tonnage, the stability of ships, the equipment of frigates... then examines the theory of waves, the mast, the speed of ships, the agitation of the sea... Illustrated with 2 folding plates engraved by de La Gardette. Without the correction leaf. Lacking a cover otherwise a good copy (Polak, 2876; 6276).

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