NICHOLAS ANGELO
FINE ART

THE BOUNTY SHIPS OF FRANCE

The Story of the French Cape Horn Sailing Ships

Alan Villiers & Henri Picard

Book Description: 1st.ed., 1972. 240 pp., 61 photo-plates + map e.p’s. D.j., 25 x 19cm. Nr.FINE. The first English account of the fine fleet of French square-riggers that once ploughed the seas around Cape Horn, the authors concentrating chiefly on the years 1870 to 1920. They examine how the French ‘bounty’ system worked, describe the long voyages under sail, give cases of shipwreck, and record the passing of the great three, four and five-masted ships. Illustrated with 61 photographs, the book provides an excellent source of reference on French windjammers, and a detailed record of the ships, their voyages, their owners and masters

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