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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Chasse-Marée – a man, a cart or a boat?
All of the above, actually – and also a superb French magazine devoted to maritime history. Based in Brittany, of course, and the site also sells books and nauticalia. The French word chasse means hunt or chase. Marée originally referred … Continue reading