"[Lot of 8] Marine, Pavillons Pl. XVII-XX", Diderot, Denis
Subject: Prints - Ships, Flags
Period: 1778 (published)
Publication: Encyclopedie
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.4 x 13 inches
21.3 x 33 cm
The Encyclopedie was published under the direction of Diderot from 1751 onward with thousands of articles written by the most prominent philosophers and scientists of the time. These great minds collaborated in the goal of assembling and disseminating the fruits of accumulated knowledge and learning. This massive reference work for the arts and sciences, served to propagate Enlightened ideas. Read a full description of this work and Diderot at Wikipedia.com.
Handsome set of copper engravings containing dozens of marine flags, some decorated with coats of arms. Included are flags of Britiain, the Polish Jack, Malta, the Republic of Venice, and Brandenburg, among others. Drawn by Goussier, engraved by Benard.
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Condition: A
Sharp impressions on bright sheets with minor soiling and a bit of toning along the edges of the sheets.
