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Vents et Courants. Routes Générales. Extrait des Sailing Directions de Maury et de Travaux les plus récents.
Paris, Firmin Didot Frères, 1863. Large 4to. Orig. clothbacked printed blue boards. Small tears in joints at foot of spine. Stamp on title-page. VIII,248 pp., 13 folded plates (maps etc.).
First edition. This is a French translation and adaptation of Maury's pioneering work on ocean winds and currents.
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.
.: 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.
