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Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
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1738 | He is a student of Roblin , master of drawing of the guards of the Navy in Brest . | ref:673 | |
1.1742 | Appointed Elève Dessinateur de la Marine at Brest as Roblin's assistant | ref:673 | |
1750 | 1757 | Appointed Maître de Dessin des Gardes de la Marine at Brest | ref:673 |
1751 | He collaborates in the engraving of views of Le Havre drawn in commemoration of Louis XV's trip to this city in 1749 . | ref:673 | |
1752 | Appointed Dessinateur au Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine at Paris | ref:673 | |
1752 | Appointed Membre Adjoint de l’Académie de Marine | ref:673 | |
aft.1756 | He brings back a series of drawings from the campaign of Minorca . | ref:673 | |
1756 | Le Foudroyant (80)
1750-1758 , as a passengerFrench 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line | ref:673 | |
20.5.1756 | Battle of Minorca | ||
1757 | Appointed Dessinateur de la Marine | ref:673 | |
1762 | Appointed Membre du Bureau des Géographes de la Guerre | ref:673 | |
1766 | Designed L'Aurore (6)
1767-1769 , CorvetteFrench 6 Gun Other Corvette 1768 Renamed "Petite Aurore" | ||
1766 | 1767 | He was commissioned by Le Tellier de Courtanvaux , a member of the Academy of Sciences , to draw the plans for the "Aurore" corvette built in Le Havre .In 1767 , he takes part on board this ship in the experimental campaign conducted to test the new marine watches from Leroy .During the trip , a stopover in Boulogne sur Mer enabled her to survey the port of Ambleteuse on the mouth of the Slack (Pas de Calais) . | ref:673 |
14.5.1767 | 28.8.1767 | L'Aurore (6)
1767-1769 , as a passengerFrench 6 Gun Other Corvette 1768 Renamed "Petite Aurore" | ref:673 |
1769 | He is responsible for the models of the Grand Canal at Versailles.He was entrusted with the maritime education of the Dauphin and his brothers including shipbuilding , ship handling , the use of the compass , the history of the Navy , naval tactics , knowledge of ports .He drew sixty views and perspectives of the ports of France and the colonies for the Dauphin . | ref:673 | |
1.10.1769 | Appointed Ingénieur Ordinaire des Bâtiments Civils de la Marine | ref:673 | |
1774 | Appointed Membre Correspondant de l'Académie de Marine | ref:673 | |
1791 | Retired | ref:673 |
Author , in particular between 1749 and 1754 , of five albums of drawings devoted to the main naval maneuvers .
From Military Navy or collection of the various vessels used in war , dedicated to Choiseul .
He produced the illustrations for the "Treaty of Naval Architecture" by Duhamel du Monceau and "Naval Tactics" by Bigot de Morogues .