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Advertimientos a V. Magestad, tocants al govierno de galeras y otros auisos
4 unnumbered leaves, 34 leaves, 4 unnumbered leaves : illustrations, plans, coat of arms ; 34 cm
de Juan Jacobo Locadelo, vassallo de vuestra Magestad.
Title enclosed in decorative border; coat of arms on title page.
"A comprehensive list of rules addressed to ship captains governing the proper provisioning of Spanish vessels based in Sicily and Naples, both then under Spanish rule. The text includes a bevy of rules, expense guidelines, and more, and offers a fine window into the near-obsessive attention to detail that marked the administration of the Spanish military at the peak of its powers. Of particular interest are several pen and ink sketches that include tools, a ship in dry dock, and storage bins, as well as two much larger harbor plans of Palermo and Naples. Each drawing is keyed to a printed description of the location, and shows fortifications, lookouts, and, in the case of Naples, dormitories. These are charming and well accomplished. Good evidence of the Spanish navy at work at the height of empire, with rules which certainly applied to vessels in the Americas as well."--Vendor's description.