Man-of-War, so carries 96 Guns, together with its most interior Divisions and Names, as such are used to be named by those Ship Folks, Likewise Boats, Sloops, and Ship Lifter, together with even more other Ship Equipment and Belongings, Profile of a Capital. In the wide center field

as cabins + rooms, capstans + pumps, stairs, caboose funnel, cable-rope, water, and provisions loads with barrels + sacks as well as ballast rooms, all designated by comprehensive number + character keys A-Z, a-c + 1-15. Further two pairs of proportional compasses and scale. In the upper row compass card with designation of the cardinal points, celestial course table as well as equinoctial, sea, and radio compass. In the lower field explanatory cartouche for character + number keys as well as “Specification Of the usual Naval Officers, or Ship Servants from the highest to the lowest, ec.” Laterally of this boat + sloop in plan view, longitudinal section as well as front + back view, below ship camel from front + back, and graduated + reflected arc. Colored engraving by or for Christoph Weigel. C. 1718/19. Inscribed in the title strip in German as above. 33.2 x 40.3 cm.

Bauer, Christoph Weigel, 120. – Crown watermark. – Center fold taken out. The white upper margin somewhat browned, the partially stronger browning in the white right lateral margin repeated only feebly in the left one, some mostly feeble brown or fox spots at the back particularly on the right not or just a little perceptible from the front. –  JUST  AS  RICH-INSTRUCTIVE  AS  DECORATIVE  LARGE  SHEET .
Offer no. 28,859 / EUR  690. / Export price EUR  656. (c. US$ 987.) + shipping