TRAITÉ DE LA CONSTRUCTION
THÉORIQUE ET PRATIQUE DU SCAPHANDRE, OU DU BATEAU DE L'HOMME.
Jean-Baptiste de. LA CHAPELLE.
Google translation: TREATY OF THEORY BUILDING AND PRACTICE
OF DIVING, OR BOAT MAN.
Published by Debure, l'Auteur, Paris, 1775.
Book description by seller: In-8, [dimension: 167
x 103 mm] de XLVIII, 328, (6) pp., 2 planches dépliantes. Veau marbré,
dos orné, armes dorées sur les plats, tranches rouges. (Reliure
de l'époque.) Première édition. Elle est illustré
par 4 belles gravures sur cuivre sur deux planches dépliantes. L'abbé
de La Chapelle (1710-1792) mathématicien, est l'inventeur du mot
scaphandre : (du grec, scaphos pour barque ou bateau et andros pour l'homme).
C'est un habit de toile, de cuir et de liège qui permet de se déplacer
à la surface de l'eau. L'auteur en fit lui-même la démonstration
sur la Seine. "Cette espèce de cuirasse permet de faire à
la nage toutes sortes de manoeuvres comme de manger, boire, lire, écrire,
combattre, charger le fusil ou le pistolet, tirer, chasser, pêcher,
se sauver des naufrages, sans jamais pouvoir couler au fond, calfater un
vaisseau en pleine mer, ou l'y radouber, faire passer à un corps
de troupes, sans ponts, sans bateaux, sans radeaux & surtout sans bruit,
les plus grands fleuves et les plus rapides, lui faciliter une descente
par mer, sur une côte ou sur une terre." Exemplaire aux armes du
marquis de Mailly : Augustin-Joseph de Mailly (1708-1794), commandant en
chef en Roussillon et maréchal de France, participa à de
nombreuses batailles lors des guerres de Louis XV et finit guillotiné
après avoir défendu Louis XVI. Olivier pl. 2043 attribue
ce fer à son oncle Victor-Alexandre, mais celui-ci étant
mort en 1754, ce fer n'a pu être utilisé que par Augustin-Joseph
de Mailly, à qui Olivier attribue trois autres fers, dont le premier
est très similaire à celui-ci (pl. 2044). Bel exemplaire.
First edition. Bookseller Inventory # n12232
Google interpretation of above: Paris, Debure, the
author, 1775., 1775. In-8, [dimension: 167 x 103 mm] XLVIII, 328, (6) pp.,
2 folding plates. Marbled calf, back decorated, gilt arms on the flat,
red edges. (Binding of the time.) First edition. It is illustrated by 4
beautiful engravings on two folding plates. Abbe de La Chapelle (1710-1792)
mathematician, invented the word suit: (Greek scaphos for boat or ship
and andros to humans). It is a coat of canvas, leather and cork, which
allows to move the water surface. The author himself made the demonstration
on the Seine. "This kind of armor can do to swim all sorts of maneuvers
such as eating, drinking, reading, writing, fighting, load the rifle or
pistol shooting, hunting, fishing, shipwrecks save, without ever being
able to run background, caulk a ship at sea, or to refit, to get a body
of troops, no bridges, no boats, no rafts & noiselessly above, larger
rivers and faster, to facilitate a raid by sea on a coast or on land. "
Copy the arms of the Marquis de Mailly Augustin Joseph de Mailly (1708-1794),
Commander in Chief Marshal Roussillon and France, participated in many
battles during the wars of Louis XV and finally guillotined after defending
Louis XVI. Olivier pl. 2043 Iron attributes this to his uncle Victor Alexander,
but he died in 1754, this iron could be used by Augustin Joseph de Mailly,
whom Olivier awards three other chains, the first being very similar this
one (pl. 2044). Bel exemplaire. First edition. Bookseller Inventory # n12232
Bookseller: Hugues de Latude (www.latude.net, -, France)
Aprox $6900 US
Underwater interest: It is the 'coat of canvas, leather
and cork' which is intriguing, especially as you seem to be able to do
anything you like in it, although the author does not mention and encumberancee
to sexual activity. Note the use of the specific word 'scaphandre' - diving.
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KRIEGS UND ARCHELEY KUNST. DAS IST, GRÜNDLICHE
UNND AUSSFÜHRLICHE UNDERWEISUNG WAS NICHT ALLEIN EINEM CAPITAIN ODER
HAUPTMANN, SONDERN AUCH EINEM ARCHELEY UND BÜCHENMEISTER FÜRNEMLICH
ZU WISSEN VON NÖTHEN: WIE EINE VESTUNG ZU BESCHÜTZEN, UNND GLEICFALLS
AUCH IM GEGENTHEIL EINZUNEHMEN SEY, UND ALLERLEY KRIEGS=MUNITION ZU VERFERTIGEN.
(2. BUCH): IN WELCHEN.ERKLÄRET UND BESCHRIEBEN.: WIE NEMLICH DERSELBIGE
SEINEN SALPETER ZU BEREITEN, ALLERLEY GATTUNG PULWER DERAUS ZU MACHEN,
KÜNSTLICHE FEWERWERCK VON KUGELN, KRÄTZEN, HÄSEN, UNND DERGLEICHEN
ZU VERFÄRTIGE, UNND SICH ALLER SOLCHER SACHEN ZU SCHIMPFF UNND ERNST
ZU GEBRAUCHEN. 2 THEILE.
Google translation: War and Archeley art. This is a thorough unnd aussführliche
Under instructions not know what fürnemlich solely to a captain or
captain, but also to one Archeley Büchen and master of Noether: Like
a fortress to protect, unnd Gleicfalls also assume the contrary is, and
fabricate all sorts of war = ammunition. ) (2.-bound: In Welchen.erkläret
and described.: Namely, how ready soever his saltpeter to make all sorts
deraus genus Pulwer to artificial Fewerwerck of balls, Dross, harbors,
unnd like to verfärtige unnd to all such matters Schimpff to use unnd
earnest. 2 parts.
Girolami Ruscelli. (Pseud.f. Alessio Piemontese, Alexis
of Piedmont, A. Pedemontanus).
Publisher: Jacobi di Zetter, Frankfurt, 1620.
Book Description: Folio. Old full vellum made out
of manuscript vellum leaves (from 15th century with letters in red and
black, 1 coloured initial, 2 columns, a bible-commentary). Re-backed, 3/4
of the old vellum-back preserved. Remains of blue and yellow ties. Fine
engraved pictorial title (canons, equipment etc.), (12),145,(3) pp. and
15 double-page engraved plates, 8 showing artillery in function, technical
descriptions, and diving equipments shown on plate 14 !!) - Second Part
with fine engraved title (showing bombs and fireworks),(8),71,(5) pp. and
9 double-page engraved plates showing different kinds of fireworks. A few,
mainly marginal brownspots and some faint browning to leaves. With exlibris
from "Comit: Fuggeri 1630 (?)" in old hand on title. On fol. 2 a later
rubberstamp: "Fürstliche Fuggersche Bibliothek in Augsburg". First
German edition, complete with 24 engraved plates. The first part deals
mainly with the artillery and its technical aspects and the second part
with fireworks; the constituents and constructions are described on 71
pages and depicted. The diving equipments depicted on plate 14 in the first
part consist of an inflated bladder which is attached to a belt and an
iron-head with a long snorkel and some air-pumps used for diving activities.The
Italian physician, alchemist and cartographer, Alexis of Piedmont or Girolamo
Ruscelli, was born in Viterbo, Italy around 1500 (perhaps earlier), and
died in Venice, Italy around 1565. He is (probably) the author of the important
"Secreti", published in 1555, and the "Secreti Nuovi", published in 1567,
the first of which was extremely popular and of considerable influence,
the second of which must be said to be of the greatest interest, but apparently
not very widely read. He also translated the Geography of Ptolemy into
Italian, and his books on war and fire-works are now quite scarce. Most
of his works were popular in his life-time and the century to come, and
they were translated into Latin, German, French and Welsh. At a very early
point he indicated the plan of a scientific academy, and he must be said
to be a very interesting 16th century scientist. Bookseller Inventory #
17868
Bookseller: Lynge & Søn ILAB-LILA (København
K, ., Denmark) About $6500
Diving interest: Note the description of of 'diving equipments'
above.
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