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202 - BOUGARD, René, *The Little Torch of the Sea, or The True Gui…
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Estimate €600 - €1,000
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BOUGARD, René, *The Little Torch of the Sea, or The True Guide for Coastal Pilots*, in which the method of navigation is clearly explained, along all the coasts of France, England, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily and other islands in the Strait, and the coasts of Barbary, from Cap Bon to Cape Verde. (...) Saint-Malo, Louis-Henri Hovius the Younger, 1785. In-8, formerly bound (binding badly damaged, with parts missing); interior in good condition and illustrated, both within and outside the text, with numerous black-and-white engravings of sketches and diagrams providing information on ports, shoals and navigation in the vicinity of the locations mentioned in the work.
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About the sale MARITIME - TRAVEL & TRANSATLANTIC CRUISES - PAINTINGS - TABLEWARE & SILVERWARE - MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - DECORATIVE OBJECTS
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Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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