In Mondfelds "Historic Ship models" quite often the figures say "after Vaisseau". What does this mean? Is this some historical date that everyone (except me) should know? All I can find is that it's French for boat.
It is french and means "Ship" - not boatIn Mondfelds "Historic Ship models" quite often the figures say "after Vaisseau". What does this mean? Is this some historical date that everyone (except me) should know? All I can find is that it's French for boat.
It's either that or possibly Vaisseau was a ship designer or something and his work sparked a change. It's just strange that Mondfeld mentioned him 16 times and there is nothing on the net. My wife did a long search and the only hit was a quote from this book.In my profession a phrase like that means: 'as seen in the work of Vaisseau' or 'as reported by Vasseau' or something like that. Is there an author/researcher by that name? My google search came up with nothing...
His full name isJust an aside, should he be called "Mondfeld: or "du Mondfeld" when just using his surname?
If I were to take a guess, I think "after vaisseau" would mean, as it appeared on the ship originally. In fine art, after a work of art's title it may have the word "after" and is usually followed by an artist's name, meaning in the style of that artist. So "after vaisseau" would mean, like the first one or original.In Mondfelds "Historic Ship models" quite often the figures say "after Vaisseau". What does this mean? Is this some historical date that everyone (except me) should know? All I can find is that it's French for boat.
I've wondered the same & guessed at it meant 'after the French created a navy', that's my 'two pence worth'.Here ya go! Sorry it took so long, my great grandson came to visit. Bottom right both pictures. The phrase "after Vaisseau" occurs at least 16 times in the book. It's funny that no one else has noticed it.
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