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Title: Trois Problèmes d'Ethnologie Maritime. Orig. edn.
Description: Rotterdam, Museum voor Land-en Volkenkunde/Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik, 1952. large 8°. orig.wraps. 16pp. 25 ills. on 3 plates, explanation to ills. at end, notes to chapters, [Publicaties van het Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde en het Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik, 1952-No.1 - L. & V. I]. A very interesting essay on the ethnology and manoeuvring of [Southeast]Asian Prahu and Out-rigger canoe: the origin of the Outrigger Prahu (l'Origine des Piroues Bifides), the meaning of the out-rigger Prahu (La signification de la Proue Bifide) and some types of sails used in Oriental Asia (Quelques types de Voiles de l'Asie Orientale). French text-edn. Good copy. Very rare.(some minimal marginal Ms. annotations).

Keywords: ethnology/prahu/canoe/outrigger canoe/southeast asia/indonesia/oceania/maritime

Price: EUR 125.00 = appr. US$ 135.86 Seller: Antiquarian Booksellers Gemilang
- Book number: 40286