Revue Maritime et Coloniale - 1872

Superb illustrated edition of this dense collection of analyses, technical studies, geopolitical chronicles and administrative reflections devoted to naval, commercial and colonial questions in the context of 19th-century France -

The volume sits in a pivotal period for France, marked by the consequences of the Franco-Prussian War, the reconfiguration of national politics and the need to redefine the country’s outward ambitions -

The work addresses with precision the state of the French naval forces, technological innovations in maritime construction, the evolution of naval artillery, advances in steam navigation and the tactical doctrines then debated among the great powers -

A significant portion is also devoted to world maritime trade, ocean routes, intercontinental exchanges and the competition between European nations in the colonial spaces -

SN - Revue Maritime et Coloniale - 1872 - Tome II - Paul Dupont & Challamel -
936 pp.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its red half-leather edition, marbled boards, light signs of wear, headbands and corners worn, speckled edges, smooth decorated back, gilded title, volume number and date –

Good interior condition, some stains, the work enriched with numerous tables, maps and fold-out plates, fly leaves in good condition, a fine copy –

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