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Planset Review:
AIGLE - L`Aigle
The Imperial yacht of Napoleon III
1857 - 1892
Author : Tola PONEDELNIK - Alain DEGNY
Translated by François Fougerat
Monograph with 10 plates / drawings at 1/100th or 1/75th scale
available in french or english language directly from ancre...
PLANSET REVIEW / LOOK INSIDE:
LE MOURE DE POUAR
Embarcation provençale
by Walter Gaspard , Translated by François Fougerat
new publication from ancre available in english, french or italian language in scale 1:24 and also in addition plans in 1:18 or 1:12 available...
Planset Review:
LA VOLAGE
A long bark / Barque longue
1693
Scale 1:24 or 1:36
by Jean-Claude Lemineur
Brand new release, just some days ago published and already in the french version on my desk - many thanks to Dider Berti from ancre for the fast and safe postage.
This very...
Planset Review:
LA JACINTHE
Goêlette / Schooner – 1823
by Jean Boudriot
Schooner By Engineer de la Morandière 1823 - HISTORY OF THE SCHOONER IN THE FRENCH NAVY.
(I have the english and the french version)
Available directly from ancre in English, French, Italian or German language...
PLanset Review:
Bateau canonnier de 60 pieds / 60 feet gunboat
Modèle An XII
by Sophie Muffat, Pierre Grandvilliers and Denis Désormière
The authors describe here a small vessel built in several hundred copies for the Boulogne flotilla, in preparation for an attempted invasion of England...
Planset Review:
Fortuné Joseph
ALLÈGE D’ARLES
1833
a flat-bottom 1833 river tartane
by Franco Fissore translated by F. Fougerat
The Arles lighter and a flat-bottom 1833 river tartan from Provence.
The historic and graphic documentation allowed for the design of all the details of the...
Planset Review:
Le CERF
Cotre
1779 - 1780
in scale 1:48
by Jean BOUDRIOT & Hubert BERTI
available from ancre in french, english or italian language
https://ancre.fr/en/monograph/34-monographie-du-cerf-cotre-1778.html#/langue-anglais/download-solo_libro_en_espanol
Excerpts from the...
Planset Review:
Lugger LE COUREUR - 1776
in scale 1:48
by Jean BOUDRIOT & Hubert BERTI
available from ancre in different languages -> english, french or italian
https://ancre.fr/en/monograph/50-monographie-du-coureur-lougre-1776.html#/langue-francais
Excerpts from the drawings taken from...
Book and Planset Review:
LES VAISSEAUX de 50 & 64 CANONS
Historique 1650 - 1780
by Jean Boudriot and Hubert Berti
50- AND 64-GUN SHIPS 1650 - 1780
AN HISTORICAL STUDY
Accompanied by an original monograph of the period at 1:48 scale by M. Bigot de Morogues
Available in French language...
Planset Review:
LE MERCURE
Le Navire marchand - 1730
THE MERCHANT SHIP in the Ancien Régime
An Historical study and a Monograph with all plans of the timber works
in scale 1:48 by Jean Boudriot
In French or Italian language available directly at ancre...
When I was 14 years old my favorite book from our local library was this one.
De Prins Willem of Herman Ketting.
Herman Ketting was responsible for the shipmodel collection in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and in their collection they have a contemporary model of this probably largest 17th...
Planset Review:
THE THREE-DECKER of the Chevalier de TOURVILLE
LE TROIS-PONTS du Chevalier de TOURVILLE
L’AMBITIEUX
1680
by Jean Boudriot
Two volume set available in English, French or Italian language directly from ancre...
Planset Review:
L´AMARANTE
Corvette de 12 canons 1747
by Gérard Delacroix alias @G. DELACROIX
The basic Planset is available in french or spanish language in scale 1:36 directly by the author and publisher @G. DELACROIX or via his well known web-site...
Planset Review:
L'AURORE
FREGATE LEGERE - 1697
in scale 1:48
by Jean-Claude LEMINEUR
available in english, french or italian language directly from ancre
also since a shorter time drawings are available in bigger scale 1:36...
Planset Review:
L'ARTÉSIEN - 64 gun ship - 1764
Vaisseau 64 canons
constructed by Joseph OLLIVIER
by Jacques FICHANT
available Monograph in scale 1:48 or since short time also in scale 1:36 in french or italian language, directly by ancre...
Planset Review:
L´AURORE
Pleasure Corvette 1766-1775 by Nicolas Ozanne
by Gerard Delacroix
MONOGRAPH with sixteen plates at 1:36 scale and one at 1:48 scale
available in french or italian language at...
Planset Review:
N.S. Nostra Signora DEL ROSARIO - Felucca - 1759
Pietro Garibaldi’s felucca Nostra Signora del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary)
in scale 1:36
by Franco Fissore
Translated by Francois Fougerat
This interesting monograph / planset is available from ancre in the languages...
Planset Review:
LOUISE
a clipper of Argenteuil - 1878
by Bruno Orsel
translated by Francois Fougerat
available in scale 1:15 directly from ancre in english, french or italian language
https://ancre.fr/en/monograph/97-louise-clipper-dargenteuil-1878.html
original french title: Louise...
Planset Review:
L'EGYPTIENNE
24-prd French frigate - 1799
in scale 1:48 by Gerard Delacroix alias our member @G. DELACROIX
Brand new release, just some days ago published and already on my desk - many thanks to Gerard for the fast and safe postage.
This very comprehensive and detailed...
Planset Review:
LA BELLE-POULE
1765 - 12-pdr Frigate by ENGINEER GUIGNACE - A STUDY OF 12-PDR FRIGATE
- frégate de XII de 1765
By Jean Boudriot & Hubert Berti - Translated by François Fougerat
This interesting monograph with 22 drawings mainly in scale 1:48 was published in the original...