Choquet de Lindu (Antoine). Description of the Three Parts o - Lot 137

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Choquet de Lindu (Antoine). Description of the Three Parts o - Lot 137
Choquet de Lindu (Antoine). Description of the Three Parts of the Port of Brest, Built, Drawn, and Engraved in 1757. Brest: Malassis Press, 1757. Followed by: A description of the penal colony for housing galley slaves or convicts from the Brest arsenal on land. Brest, printed by Romain Malassis, 1759. 1 large in-plano volume (64 x 46), contemporary binding in cardboard covered with handmade paper, ribbed spine with visible stitching. Numerous signs of wear, cap missing, and some missing sections on the covers. Collated: first volume: title page 10 pp. - 2 plates (1 and 2) 3 pp. N.C. - 6 plates (3 through 8). Second volume: title page – 4 pp. N.C. 2 engraved folios describing the plates – 3 plates (nos. 9–11). The second volume should contain four plates. The last one is missing. Contains 11 of 12 plates (Polak 1732). Interior is clean, with occasional small stains in the margins; superb black-and-white fold-out plates printed on thick rag paper. The plates measure between 58 x 64 cm and 185 x 64 cm for plate no. V. A native of Brest, Choquet de Lindu (1713–1790) was a naval engineer. He was responsible for major projects in his hometown, including the large Pontaniou docks, the dikes, and the warehouses, all of which are depicted here in beautiful plates. Rare and spectacular.
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