These perfected diving suits, it was easy to see, were a far cry from such misshapen costumes as the cork breastplates, leather jumpers, seagoing tunics, barrel helmets, etc., invented and acclaimed in the 18th century.
Il y avait loin, on le voit, de ces scaphandres perfectionnés aux vêtements informes, tels que les cuirasses de liège, les soubrevestes, les habits de mer, les coffres, etc., qui furent inventés et prônés dans le XVIIIe siècle.