28 - [NAVY]. OZANNE, Nicolas.

[NAVY]. OZANNE, Nicolas. A Collection of Naval Battles and Expeditions [...] printed on vellum, engraved and published by Dequevauviller, based on drawings by N. Ozanne, former naval engineer. Paris: Dequevauviller, Year 6 of the Republic, 1797. Folio (49 x 33 cm), (5)-(2) leaves, including title page and 1 blank leaf, 14 plates. Contemporary ivory half-vellum binding, covers of blue paper-and-glue (binding worn with losses, a few pinholes, and minor marginal defects on the leaves; slight faint water stains and a loss in the lower margin of plate 14, title page slightly soiled at the edges). First edition. Illustrated with a beautiful anchor vignette on the title page, 14 black copperplate engravings, including 5 maps following the title page, a warning, and notes on the plates. These include geographical maps, port and city plans, as well as views of the most famous naval military expeditions. Beautiful prints. Based on drawings by Nicolas Ozanne, an engraver and engineer who became a naval draftsman. He produced a large number of remarkable drawings, views of ports, and nearly three hundred etched plates. Polak, 7236 “The work was not completed, as it was intended to include 50 views and 24 maps.”