DUGUAY-TROUIN (René). Les Campagnes. [Collection... - Lot 296 - Pichon & Noudel-Deniau (Azur Enchères)

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DUGUAY-TROUIN (René). Les Campagnes. [Collection... - Lot 296 - Pichon & Noudel-Deniau (Azur Enchères)
DUGUAY-TROUIN (René). Les Campagnes. [Collection of battles]. Paris, Le Gouaz, s.d. circa 1773]. In-folio, blond basane, gilt fillet and roulette, smooth spine decorated (Binding around 1900 in the taste of the time). First edition of this superb collection devoted to the campaigns of the famous privateer from Saint-Malo Duguay-Trouin (1673-1736); this one is entirely engraved on 23 leaves. It includes a false title titled Les Campagnes de Duguay-Trouin, a beautiful portrait of the privateer, a frontispiece, a warning with a vignette showing a view of Saint-Malo, 10 plates showing ships and manoeuvres at sea, a double-page plate showing the location of each of the sailor's heroic deeds from 1692 to 1711, a map of the bay of Rio de Janeiro ; a biography of the privateer and a commentary on his various military actions (12 pages) and an Explanation of the marine terms in this book (2 pages) complete the volume. One split bit. Expert | Dominique Courvoisier
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