{"product_id":"jacques-devaulx-nautical-works","title":"Jacques Devaulx: Nautical Works","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished 500 years after the founding of the French port city of Le Havre, this TASCHEN facsimile reproduces the illuminated manuscript \u003cem\u003eLes premières œuvres de Jacques Devaulx, pilote en la marine\u003c\/em\u003e, completed in 1583 by Jacques Devaulx (c. 1557–1597), a native of Le Havre. As a sailor, hydrographer, cosmographer, and “Royal Pilot,” Devaulx gathered within this richly illustrated work the accumulated knowledge of an age defined by exploration and discovery — charting the continents and oceans while documenting the sciences of navigation and seafaring. The manuscript draws upon extensive notes, records, and observations collected during Devaulx’s own voyages to the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConceived both as an illustrated reference manual for sailors and as a luxurious object for royal patrons, the manuscript combines practical maritime instruction with contemporary advances in astronomy, cartography, geography, and trigonometry. Devaulx explains the construction and use of navigational instruments such as the astrolabe and Jacob’s staff, outlines methods for calculating tides, presents harbor views, and includes detailed world maps and charts of the Atlantic Ocean alongside astrological tables and solar measurements. The volume also features Devaulx’s volvelles — movable paper wheels now regarded as early predecessors to analog paper computing devices. Together, the folios capture the state of knowledge during a transformative period when seafarers dramatically expanded the known boundaries of the world’s oceans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTASCHEN’s reproduction of \u003cem\u003eLes premières œuvres de Jacques Devaulx, pilote en la marine\u003c\/em\u003e faithfully reproduces the complete manuscript across 31 folios and vividly showcases Devaulx’s luminous illuminations, particularly the remarkable volvelles. The volume includes introductory essays by Jean-Yves Sarazin and Gerhard Holzer, along with detailed commentary from a team of specialists led by Élisabeth Hébert and Véronique Hauguel-Thill, situating Devaulx’s work within its historical context while offering fascinating insight into the lives of sixteenth-century sailors and explorers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"78\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"11\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e • Author: Jacques Devaulx • Publisher: Taschen • Format: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45554970525740,"sku":"9783836598705","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9783836598705.jpg?v=1779208563","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/jacques-devaulx-nautical-works","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}