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Jacques Devaulx. Nautical Works (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition)
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Jacques Devaulx. Nautical Works (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition)
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Five hundred years after the historic French seaport of Le Havre
was established, TASCHEN presents a facsimile reproduction of Les
premieres oeuvres de Jacques Devaulx, pilote en la marine, first
published by Le Havre-born "Naval Pilot to the King" Jacques
Devaulx in 1583. This extraordinary illuminated manuscript,
dedicated to the Duke of Joyeuse, collates nautical, astronomical,
and cartographic ideas as well as Devaulx's own extensive notes,
observations, and records as a seafarer, hydrographer,
cosmographer, and cartographer. An encyclopedic reference for
sailors, as well as a magnificent maritime showpiece for his royal
employers, the elaborately annotated and decorated folios are a
repertoire of naval and cosmographic tools and techniques,
including astrolabes, nautical charts of the Atlantic Ocean,
tabular statements of diurnal tides, astrological charts, and
measurements for solar altitude. They also gather Devaulx's
volvelles, wheel charts made of rotating parts that are today
considered an early example of the paper analog computer. Together,
the folios encapsulate the state of knowledge at a time when
sailors pushed the limits of sea exploration and offer a glimpse
into the practical daily requirements of Renaissance seafaring.
This edition of Devaulx's stunning document, produced in
collaboration with the Bibliotheque nationale de France, reproduces
each of the 31 folios in all their brilliant art and science,
including the original colorful illuminations, in particular the
volvelles. The volume features essays by Jean-Yves Sarazin and
Gerhard Holzer, as well as commentaries from a team of experts
coordinated by Elisabeth Hebert and Veronique Hauguel-Thill,
contextualizing Devaulx's work with fascinating insights into
16th-century seafaring and exploration.
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