Kiøbenhavn, Friderich Christian Pelt, 1776.
8vo. In a nice recent full calf binding (Henning Jensen) with four raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. A few leaves slightly soiled but generally a nice and clean copy. (8), 544 pp. + 6 folded tables.
The rare first edition of the most comprehensive Danish navigation and maritime law manual of its age. Intended as a complete handbook for shipmasters, merchants, and those engaged in overseas trade, the work provides practical guidance on every stage of a voyage - preparation, execution, and conclusion. It also contains essential contract forms, examples of ship documents and detailed commercial instructions. Later editions were enlarged to include the entire Danish maritime code (Søe-Ret), regulations concerning the Danish pilotage service (Lootsvæsenet), and extracts of royal ordinances relating to navigation and trade. The book thus served not only as a nautical vade mecum but also as a legal reference work, indispensable to Danish-Norwegian skippers navigating the Baltic, North Sea and Mediterranean. Biblioteca Danica I, 658.
Order-nr.: 62739