4 Antique Prints-CARPENTRY-CARPENTER-WOOD-SHIP BUILDING-BOATS-Diderot-1751

Copperplate engraving and etching on a verge type hand laid paper with watermark, not visible on every sheet.

Large Plate: Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 47.5 x 39.5 cm. The image size is ca. 43 x 34.6 cm. Size in inch: The image size is ca. 16.9 x 13.6 inch.

Smaller Plate:s Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 25 x 39 cm. The image size is ca. 21.5 x 34.5 cm. Size in inch: The image size is ca. 8.4 x 13.6 inch.

Plate XLIII – XLVI: ”Charpente, Bateaux.” (Carpentry, Boats / Ships). Set of 4 plates, of which 1 is double sized and folding, dealing with carpentry / constructions of wood. ship building. These plates originate from the plate section. Included is a copy with legends / explications.

This antique print originates from: ‘The Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, par une Societe de Gens de lettres.’ which was published under the direction of Diderot and d’Alembert, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. It contained 72,000 articles written by more than 140 contributors. This encyclopdia was a massive reference work for the arts and sciences, as well as a means to propagate the ideas of the French Enlightment. The impact of this encyclopedia was enormous.Artists and Engravers: Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer. Jean le Rond d’Alembert (1717-1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist and philosopher. These plates are engraved by J.A.Defehrt and Bonaventure/Benoit-Louis Prevost after J.R Lucotte or Goussier.

Condition: Good, given age. Worm holes in bottom margin, not effecting image. Some damp staining in margins. General age-related toning and occasional light stains from handling. Some offsetting from printing on larger sheet. Paper edges coloured red as issued. Please study images carefully.

Keywords: 4 ANTIQUE PRINTS-CARPENTRY-CARPENTER-WOOD-SHIP BUILDING-BOATS-DIDEROT

(PCOMAN) A116-03