Author: PLOIX Charles - Matthew Fontaine MAURY ( ) :
Title: Météorologie Nautique. Vents et Courants routes générales. Extrait des '' Sailing Directions '' de Maury et des travaux plus récents. Dépot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine.
Description: .: Paris, Typographie et librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, imprimeurs de l'Institut de la Marine, 1863, publication N° 370 du '' Dépot des cartes et plans de la Marine ''. in-4°, viii pp + 248 pp + 13 folding maps and plates. Publisher's half cloth with original printed boards. Nice copy with only minimal shelf wear. With a manuscript ex-dono by the author. Fine copy of the French reworked edition of Maury's Sailing Directions. In his preface the author explains how he adapted Maury's work for the French Navy after he met Maury at the 1853 Brussels conference. Text in French. Livre en français. .

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