MARINE. OZANNE (Nicolas): Recueil de combats... - Lot 44 - Eric Caudron

MARINE. OZANNE (Nicolas): Recueil de combats et d'expéditions maritimes. Paris, Dequevauviller, year 6 of the republic, 1797; large in folio, green half-calf with corners, spine ribbed. Later binding. ORIGINAL EDITION of this collection, complete with 39 engraved plates, of battles and maritime expeditions, containing perspective and picturesque views of these battles, the particular plans of the continents, islands and harbors in view of which they took place; the explanatory text of each subject, and remarks concerning the style or the principles to be followed in the drawings of battles for the intelligence of history. First edition, illustrated with 39 plates engraved after the drawings of Nicolas Ozanne: Bombardment of Algiers; Bombardment of Genoa; Capture of Cartagena de Indias; Capture of Gibraltar; Entry of the French squadron in the bay of Rio-Janeyro.