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 issues 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 national political reorganization, and the need to redefine the country’s external ambitions -

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

A significant portion is also devoted to world maritime commerce, 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 binding condition, the work in its red leather edition binding, marbled boards, light signs of wear, bindings and corners worn, speckled edge, smooth ornate spine, gilded title, volume number and date –

Good interior condition, some stains, the work enriched with numerous tables, maps and folding plates engraved, endpapers in good condition, fine copy –

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