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A copperplate engraving from the book titled, 'Plan de plusieurs b̢timens de mer avec leurs proportions dedi̩ �� Son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur Louis Auguste de Bourbon' (Marseille: c. 1720) by the French Captain Henri Sbonski de Passebon. The book was a collection of naval architecture prints. This print is a section view of a French, 104-gun frigate. Each part of the ship is labeled with a letter, number, or symbol that corresponds to the letter, number, or symbol with the name of the ship's part.

There is a watermark of a sun with a face, visible on the verso of the center left side of the print, and another watermark of three or more letters on the verso of the center left side of the print.


vessel depictions
1720-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Randon; Sbonski de Passebon, Henri
ink; laid paper; cloth
17 3/4 in x 22 3/4 in
France: Marseille