Need some help regarding a Dutch artillerie manuscript in 8

stuka f

stuka f

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Hello all,

latest find are this books I found at a Belgian auction house.

To me it seems like a attempt to groupe the greatest part of information that was published at that time, in one.

Most are translations from English, French and German publications.

It is handwritten and comes with very nice illustrations.

There are 8 volumes, bound in leather, by a firm in Rotterdam, and it is late 19 th c.

They seemed to have been sold at one time for 835 (not sure about the currency...)

And no clue about the author, apparently named "S.B. Ostt" or something...

So it is open for discussion, would love to see what you think.

I will post more pic's, when ever I come by something relevant during my investigation.






















 
Kris,

This is great!

Sure my former Chief (Full Colonel) would be fond of these!
He is an Artillery Officer who wrote several books on the Belgian Field Artillery (1900-1940).

Francis
 
Hey Francis,

thanks for your appreciation!
It stroke me immediately when I saw it.
But much more research to do about it.
I think the author was with the Dutch marine and made it during his voyages, something like wailors doing scrimshaw during theyr long trips....
 
"kruid"... :thumb up:
For the non Dutch speakers:

"kruit" means gunpowder
"kruid" means herb...........
 
Ok, saw that you mentionned it!

This is for the long, dark winter evenings. With a nice dark Trappist !!!!
 
Latest date I could find was 1887...I think...


or could that last written figure be a "4"....

because the cover says;


and some more general pic's of illustrations he made:






 
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