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GUEROULT DU PAS (P. J.). A Collection of Views of All the Various Ships of the Mediterranean Sea and the Ocean, with Their Names and Uses. Paris, Giffart, 1710. In-4, grained calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, gilt roulette on the edges. A rare first edition of this famous work containing three series of marine engravings created in 1710 by the French draftsman and engraver Pierre-Jacob Gueroult Du Pas and published by Pierre Giffart’s publishing house (a total of 76 plates, including the title pages and frontispieces, at a rate of 2 per page), depicting various types of vessels such as those used for fishing, trade, and warfare. (Polak 4163.) This collection is a major encyclopedic and artistic work that catalogs, with immense technical precision, the various types of vessels in service at the beginning of the 18th century. A very fine copy.
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