Armes a Feu Francaises Modeles Reglementaires 1717-1836. 3e & derniere Serie 3. by Boudroit, Jean - 1965

Jean Boudriot and Edtions des quatre seigneurs. Grenoble, France. 1977; 392 p.; b/w illustrations. The text is in French. This fourth volume includes information on the following as they relate to the 74 gun ship: The Crew, officers, volunteers, midshipmen, marines, supernumeraries, work, discipline, seamanship, fighting drills, religion, clothing, victuals, health care, harbour, roads, shiphandiling, single ship evolution, fleet operations, navigation, flags, signals, and a supplement on vocabulary. The boards are slightly faded along the upper edge but strong. The dust jacket has some noticeable tearing, foxing, and creasing mostly on the spine and upper edge. Heavy extra postage at cost. Heavy requires more postage.

Jean Boudriot and Edtions des quatre seigneurs. Grenoble, France. 1975; 280 p.; b/w illustrations. The text is in French. This third volume includes information on the following as they relate to the 74 gun ship: Masting, General considerations, Type of timber and mast-making, Standing masts, Others spars and spares, Mast furniture, Sailcloth and sailmaking, List of the sails and their proportions, Ropemaking and related skills, Blocks and block-making, Standing rigging, Running rigging, Anchors cables, and related ropes. This volume remains in a good condition. The boards are slightly faded along the upper edge but strong. The dust jacket has some noticeable tearing, foxing, and creasing mostly on the spine and upper edge. Heavy extra postage at cost. Heavy requires more postage.

Jean Boudriot. Paris, France. 1977; 211 p.; b/w illustrations. The text is in French. This second volume includes information on the following as they relate to the 74 gun ship: Keel and stem timbers, The station frames, Stern-frames, Filling timbers, Reinforcement and planking of the hold, Construction of the decks, Internal planking above the hold, Description of other inboard works, External planking of the hull, fastening, fixing of bold, Oakum, pitch, The bow, The ship's sides, The stern, The hold and orlop, The gundeck, The upper deck, The forecastle, quaterdeck, The officers' quarters, Paintwork, Ballast, Stowage, Victuals, The Bo'sun, The Cook and the Baker, The Master, The Carpenter, The Caulker, The Gunner, The Master-at-Arms and the Armourer, The ship's boats, The Chaplain, The Surgeon, and The midshipmen. This volume remains in a good condition. The boards are slightly faded but strong. The dust jacket has some noticeable tearing and foxing mostly on the spine and upper edge, as well… Read More

Jean Boudriot. Paris, France. 1977; 166 p.; b/w illustrations. The text is in French. This first volume includes information on the following as they relate to the 74 gun ship: administration of the ports and dockyards, General organization, Surveyors, Qualities demanded of a warship, Study of the hull shapes, Ships' draughts, Calculations, Specification, the work of the shipwrights, Moulding in the loft, Marking out and fashioning in the yard, Timber, Hemp, Metals, Other materials, Slipway and keel blocks, Raising and horning of the timbers, and Launching. This volume remains in a good condition. The boards are slightly faded but strong. The dust jacket has some noticeable tearing and foxing mostly on the spine and upper edge. Heavy extra postage at cost. Heavy requires more postage.