MARINE. - Ordinance of Louis XIV, for the naval armies and naval arsenals. Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1689. In-4, marbled basane, spine decorated, red parts, red edges (18th century binding).
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This is the first edition of this ordinance, which set the framework and principles of the navy for another century. The son of the great Colbert thus completed the important work undertaken by his father from the 1660s onwards.
A few pages are faded. Minor restoration to the headpieces and spine.
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