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80 2695 Almanacs Nuttige huis en bybelsche almanach Voor 't Jaar 1772 Waar in Behalven het nodige tot een Almanach behoorende gevonden word niet alleen eene Handleiding om de Jeugd tot kennis80 2695 Almanacs Nuttige huis en bybelsche almanach Voor 't Jaar 1772 Waar in Behalven het nodige tot een Almanach behoorende gevonden word niet alleen eene Handleiding om de Jeugd tot kennis
80 2695 Almanacs Nuttige huis en bybelsche almanach Voor 't Jaar 1772 Waar in Behalven het nodige tot een Almanach behoorende gevonden word niet alleen eene Handleiding om de Jeugd tot kennis80 2695 Almanacs Nuttige huis en bybelsche almanach Voor 't Jaar 1772 Waar in Behalven het nodige tot een Almanach behoorende gevonden word niet alleen eene Handleiding om de Jeugd tot kennis
80/2695 [Almanacs]. Nuttige huis- en bybelsche almanach, Voor 't Jaar 1772. Waar in, Behalven het nodige tot een Almanach behoorende, gevonden word, niet alleen eene Handleiding om de Jeugd tot kennisse van de Heilige Historie- en Landbeschryvinge, op te voeren; maar ook om dezelve te stichten met veele andere nuttige, zedige en tevens vermakelyke onderwerpen. Amst., P.J. Entrop, (1771), engr. title, div. title and 12 plates, contemp. boards, 12mo.

- Occas. sl. waterst. Boards sl. worn.

= Besides the usual calendar/ almanac part, the work contains several (biblical) sections which are all continuations of previous years, each with its own separate continued pagination, i.a. "Vervolg van de Rym-Bybel", "Vervolg van het Bybelsch Raadzel-Boekje", and "Vervolg van het Kort Begrip der geestelyke Land-beschryving". Cf. Waller 126 (almanac for 1784); cat. The Children's World of Learning 2559 (1770) and 2560 (1787 and 1790).

AND 1 other almanac.

€ (60-80) 60
80 2696 Alphen aan den Rijn Plemper P 80 2696 Alphen aan den Rijn Plemper P
80/2696 [Alphen aan den Rijn]. Plemper, P. Beschryving van de Heerlykheid en het Dorp Alphen aan den Ryn. Leyden, H. van Damme, 1714, 1st ed., (24),261,(11)p., engr. title-vignette and 7 fold. plates, contemp. vellum, sm. 8vo.

- Upper hinge broken, otherwise fine. = Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 250.

€ (100-150) 100
80 2697 Alphen aan den Rijn Plemper P 80 2697 Alphen aan den Rijn Plemper P
80 2697 Alphen aan den Rijn Plemper P 80 2697 Alphen aan den Rijn Plemper P
80/2697 [Alphen aan den Rijn]. Plemper, P. Beschryving van de Heerlykheid en het Dorp Alphen aan den Ryn. Leyden, H. van Damme, 1714, 1st ed., (24),261,(11)p., engr. title-vignette and 7 fold. plates, contemp. calf w. gilt spine and mor. letterpiece, sm. 8vo.

- Owner's stamp and entry on first free endpaper and blank; sl. browned; partly trifle wormhold in blank margin; 2 plates w. false fold. Top of spine chipped; extremities sl. rubbed.

= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 250.

€ (100-150) 100
80 2698 Alphen aan den Rijn Plemper P 80 2698 Alphen aan den Rijn Plemper P
80/2698 [Alphen aan den Rijn]. Plemper, P. Beschryving van de Heerlykheid en het Dorp Alphen aan den Ryn. Leyden, H. van Damme, 1728, 2nd ed., (24),261,(11)p., 7 fold. engr. plates, contemp. limp boards, sm. 8vo.

- Sl. yellowed/ partly sl. browned; first quire and frontcover loose. Backstrip partly worn off.

= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 250.

€ (80-100)
80 2699 Alphen W van 80 2699 Alphen W van
80 2699 Alphen W van 80 2699 Alphen W van
80/2699 Alphen, W. van. Papegay ofte formulier-boek, van alderhande requesten, mandamenten, conclusien, als anders, in de dagelijksche practijke dienende voor de respective hoven van justitie in Holland. Utr., J. van Poolsum, 1720, 2 vols., (14),802,(20); (32),604,(16)p., engr. frontisp., 2 ident. title-vignettes, portrait, contemp. unif. blindst. calf w. gilt spine and boardedges, two contrasting mor. letterpieces, blindst. inside dentelles, sm. 4to.

- Both vols. w. sm. portion cut out off title-p. and w. contemp. annot. on first free endpaper; otherwise contents fine. Bindings trifle worn; top of spine of vol. 2 (sl.) dam. A fine copy.

= Dekkers p.3. This legal handbook, used by judges and lawyers, was first published in 1642. It was reprinted frequently, each time with augmentations. It still is a very important resource for the practice of the history of Dutch law. According to Dekkers this is the 9th edition.

€ (70-90) 110
80 2700 America Acosta J de 80 2700 America Acosta J de
80 2700 America Acosta J de 80 2700 America Acosta J de
80 2700 America Acosta J de 80 2700 America Acosta J de
80 2700 America Acosta J de 80 2700 America Acosta J de
80/2700 [America]. Acosta, J. de. Historie Naturael en Morael van de Westersche Indien. Waer inne ghehandelt wort van de merckelijckste dinghen des Hemels/ Elementen/ Metalen/ Planten ende Gedierten van dien: Als oock de Manieren/ Ceremonien/ Wetten/ Regeeringen/ ende Oorlogen der Indianen. Dutch transl. J. Huyghen van Linschoten. Amst., Broer Jansz., 1624, 2nd ed., (4),177,(3)lvs., large woodcut on title-p., 13 woodcut ills., contemp. overlapping vellum w. mor. letterpiece w. ties, 4to.

- New endpapers; occas. (unobtrusively) waterstained in outer blank margin. Binding fine.

= Tiele 26; Tiele, Mémoire 290; Muller, America 8; Sabin 127; Alden/ Landis 624/2; Klooster 6; De Backer/ Sommervogel I, p.35; Howgego A7 ("providing a complete analysis of the Amerindian world"); cf. Cox II, p.254f; cf. Arents 67; cf. Church 328. Important early account on the history of America, dealing i.a. with the early history of the Indians of Peru and Mexico. The work was first published in Latin in Sevilla, 1589 and first published in Spanish (Sevilla) in 1590. Acosta stayed as a Jesuit missionary in South and Middle America for a period of 17 years and "(...) was a careful and accurate observer of all that he saw, and his work is of great and intrinsic value. (...) His Historia Natural y moral de las Indias, a work of standard authority, attained great popularity, and was translated into nearly every European language. (...)" (Church). "Acosta's official duties obliged him to personally investigate a very extensive range of territory, providing him with a practical knowledge of the province, and of its aboriginal inhabitants. (...). Acosta was one of the first scholars to formulate a systemic theory of anthropology, suggesting a classification of different peoples into different types, and anticipating later theories of social evolution." (Howgego). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXII.

€ (700-900) 1000
80 2701 America Acosta J de 80 2701 America Acosta J de
80/2701 [America]. Acosta, J. de. Historie Naturael en Morael van de Westersche Indien. Waer inne ghehandelt wort van de merckelijckste dinghen des Hemels/ Elementen/ Metalen/ Planten ende Gedierten van dien: Als oock de Manieren/ Ceremonien/ Wetten/ Regeeringen/ ende Oorlogen der Indianen. Dutch transl. J. Huyghen van Linschoten. Amst., Broer Jansz., 1624, 2nd ed., (4),177,(3)lvs., large woodcut on title-p., 13 woodcut ills., contemp. vellum, 4to.

- Duplicate stamp on first free endpaper and traces of ticket on upper pastedown; title-p. sl. (finger)soiled; preliminary leaves and final few leaves sl. waterstained in lower inner margin; partly sl. browned/ agetoned. Vellum warped; frontcover almost loose; lower joint starting.

= Tiele 26; Tiele, Mémoire 290; Muller, America 8; Sabin 127; Alden/ Landis II, 624/2; Klooster 6; De Backer/ Sommervogel I, p.35; Howgego A7 ("providing a complete analysis of the Amerindian world"); cf. Cox II, p.254f; cf. Arents 67; cf. Church 328. Important early account on the history of America, dealing i.a. with the early history of the Indians of Peru and Mexico. The work was first published in Latin in Sevilla, 1589 and first published in Spanish (Sevilla) in 1590. Acosta was a missionary in South and Middle America and stayed there for a period of 17 years. "(...) [he] was a careful and accurate observer of all that he saw, and his work is of great and intrinsic value. (...) His Historia Natural y moral de las Indias, a work of standard authority, attained great popularity, and was translated into nearly every European language. (...)" (Church). "Acosta's official duties obliged him to personally investigate a very extensive range of territory, providing him with a practical knowledge of the province, and of its aboriginal inhabitants. (...). Acosta was one of the first scholars to formulate a systemic theory of anthropology, suggesting a classification of different peoples into different types, and anticipating later theories of social evolution." (Howgego).

€ (600-800)
80 2702 America Carver J 80 2702 America Carver J
80/2702 [America]. Carver, J. Reize door de binnenlanden van Noord-Amerika. Dutch transl. J.D. Pasteur. Leyden, A. and J. Honkoop, 1796, 2 parts in 1 vol., (2),XXVI,248; (4),280,(18)p., engr. title w. portrait medaillon, 1 fold. map, 2 plates (1 fold.) and 4 handcol. costume plates, contemp. boards, spine gilt w. 2 letterpieces.

- Binding sl. soiled and rubbed.

= Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 253; Cat. NHSM, p.270; Sabin 11190; Howes C215; Howgego C63; not in Tiele. Henze I, p.518: "(...) Seine Travels erschienen erst 1778, erlebten dann aber schnell 23 Ausgaben und wurden eins der populärsten Reisewerke über N.-Amerikas. Neben der Beschreibung der Reise enthält das Werk reiche Beobachtungen über Sitten und Bräuche, Religion und Sprache der Indianer. Es findet sich darin wohl auch erstmals der Name "Oregon" als Bezeichnung des "Grossen West-Flusses", der "bei der Anian-Strasse in den Pazifik mündet."" SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXI.

€ (400-600)
80 2703 America Hennepin L 80 2703 America Hennepin L
80 2703 America Hennepin L 80 2703 America Hennepin L
80/2703 [America]. Hennepin, L. Beschryving van Louisiana, Nieuwelijks ontdekt ten Zud-Westen van Nieuw-Vrankryk, Door order van den Koning (...). Mitsgaders de Geographische en Historische Beschrijving der Kusten van Noord-America, door den Heer (...) Denys. Amst., J. ten Hoorn, 1688, 2 parts in 1 vol., (8),158,(6); (4),200,(4)p., engr. frontisp., 1 fold. engr. map, 6 plates, contemp. gilt hcalf.

- Occas. foxed. Paper over covers worn; backstrip sl. worn.

= Interesting work on the original inhabitants and their customs. Also contains a fine map titled "Kaart van Nieuw Vrankrijk en van Louisania" and several early references to the Niagara Falls. Sabin 31357; Alden/ Landis 688/120; Tiele 464. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXII.

€ (800-1.000) 850
80 2704 America La Fiteau J F 80 2704 America La Fiteau J F
80 2704 America La Fiteau J F 80 2704 America La Fiteau J F
80 2704 America La Fiteau J F 80 2704 America La Fiteau J F
80/2704 [America]. La Fiteau, J.F. De Zeden der Wilden van Amerika. Zynde een nieuwe uitvoerige en zeer kurieuse Beschryving van derzelver Oorsprong, Godsdienst, manier van Oorlogen, Huwelyken, Opvoeding, Oeffeningen, Feesten, Danzeryen, Begravenissen, en andere zeldzame gewoonten. The Hague, G. van der Poel, 1731, 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),36,(18),1-300; (4),301-555p., engr. frontisp., 2 ident. title-vignettes, 1 map and 41 plates, modern antique style blindst. calf w. red mor. letterpiece, folio.

- Binding a few sl. worn/ rubbed spots and partly sl. faded. Otherwise a fine copy.

= The first Dutch edition (2nd unchanged ed. 1751). Tiele 637; Sabin 38598; Howes L22; Alden/ Landis 731/128; Muller 863; Lipperheide Mb 6. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXII.

€ (500-700) 500
80 2705 America Laet J de 80 2705 America Laet J de
80 2705 America Laet J de 80 2705 America Laet J de
80 2705 America Laet J de 80 2705 America Laet J de
80/2705 [America]. Laet, J. de. Historie ofte Iaerlijck Verhael van de Verrichtinghen der Geoctroyeerde West-Indische Compagnie, zedert haer Begin, tot het eynde van 't jaer sesthien-hondert ses-en-dertich. Leyden, B. and A. Elzevier, 1644, (32),544,31,(12)p., 13 double-p. engr. maps and views, contemp. overlapping vellum, folio.

- Partly (sl.) browned/ foxed (the plates hardly affected). Vellum duststained.

= Tiele 630; Willems 571; Asher 22; Sabin 38556; Alden and Landis II, p.444; Borba de Moraes I, p.452 (erroneously 14 plates). The very rare first and only edition of this basic source for the history of the Dutch West India Company. "In this work the Company's operations, especially in Brazil, are described with meticulous detail." (Klooster, The Dutch in the Americas 1600-1800, p.45). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIII.

€ (6.000-8.000)
80 2706 America Laet J de 80 2706 America Laet J de
80 2706 America Laet J de 80 2706 America Laet J de
80 2706 America Laet J de 80 2706 America Laet J de
80/2706 [America]. Laet, J. de. Historie ofte Iaerlijck Verhael van de Verrichtinghen der Geoctroyeerde West-Indische Compagnie, zedert haer Begin, tot het eynde van 't jaer sesthien-hondert ses-en-dertich. Leyden, B. and A. Elzevier, 1644, (32),544,31,(12)p., 13 double-p. engr. maps and views, contemp. blindtooled and panelled calf w. richly gilt spine and mor. letterpiece, folio.

- New endpapers; library and cancellation stamp of the Library of Congress Washington on title; occas. foxed and sl. browned; title waterstained. Skilfully restored binding; lower joint starting.

= Tiele 630; Willems 571; Asher 22; Sabin 38556; Alden and Landis II, p.444; Borba de Moraes I, p.452 (erroneously 14 plates). The very rare first and only edition of this basic source for the history of the Dutch West India Company. "In this work the Company's operations, especially in Brazil, are described with meticulous detail." (Klooster, The Dutch in the Americas 1600-1800, p.45). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIII.

€ (5.000-7.000)
80 2707 America Montanus A 80 2707 America Montanus A
80 2707 America Montanus A 80 2707 America Montanus A
80 2707 America Montanus A 80 2707 America Montanus A
80 2707 America Montanus A 80 2707 America Montanus A
80/2707 [America]. (Montanus, A.). De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America en 't Zuid-land, Vervaetende d'Oorsprong der Americaenen en Zuid-landers, gedenkwaerdige togten derwaerds, Gelegendheid Der vaste Kusten, Eilanden, Steden, Sterkten, Dorpen, Tempels (...). Amst., J. Meurs, 1671, (8),585,(27)p., engr. frontisp., fold. general map, 15 double-p. maps, 32 double-p. plates, 7 portraits, 70 ½-p. ills., contemp. calf, folio.

- New endpapers (first free endpaper loose); parts of illustrations, portraits, plates and maps touched with yellow and/ or red/ pink watercolour in first part; general map w. splitting in some folds; outer margins of plates and maps cut short. Rebacked w. modern calf and mor. letterpiece; lower corners showing.

= From the collection of C.G. Littell w. his gilt mor. bookplate on upper pastedown. Tiele 763; Sabin 50086; Howes M733; Church 613; Alden/ Landis III, p.302; Borba de Moraes 586; Asher 14: "The description of New Netherland contained in Montanus does not pretend to be an original work; but whether is has been in part borrowed from books no longer to be found (...), or whether the author has consulted M.S. authorities, - there are some among the things that he mentions for which he is the first, if not the only source." Including views of "Porto Rico", "De Stadt St. Martin", "Truxillo", "Cusco", "Mauritiopoli" and "Nova Mexico" and maps of "Novi Belgii quod nunc Novi Jorck vocatur", "Aestiuarium Insularum alias Barmudas", "Virginiae partis australis et Floridae", "Insulae Americanae" and "Chili". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXV.

€ (5.000-7.000) 5000
80 2708 America Oldmixon J 80 2708 America Oldmixon J
80 2708 America Oldmixon J 80 2708 America Oldmixon J
80 2708 America Oldmixon J 80 2708 America Oldmixon J
80/2708 [America]. (Oldmixon, J.). Het Britannische Ryk in Amerika, Zynde eene Beschryving van de Ontdekking, Inwooners, het Klimaat, den Koophandel, en tegenwoordigen Staat van alle de Britannische Coloniën in dat gedeelte der Wereldt. Als mede een omstandig Berecht aangaande de Koffy en Koffy-plantery. Amst., R. and G. Wetstein, 1721, 2 parts in 1 vol., (26),300; (2),327,(14)p., 2 ident. engr. frontisp., half-p. vignette, 8 fold. maps by H. MOLL and 3 ills. on 1 fold. plate (to the coffee treatise at the end), contemp. vellum.

- Fold. plate w. repaired tear in inner margin; bookplate on upper pastedown; vellum of backcover loosening at turn-ins. Vellum sl. warped.

= Tiele 192; cat. NHSM p.268; Sabin 57160; Alden/ Landis V, p.271; Müller, Kaffee 160; cf. Kress 2597. The first Dutch edition of Oldmixon's The British empire in America (London, 1708) and the only edition to which is added the treatise on coffee with the three illustrations of the coffee-plant. The first part deals with the eastern states of the USA from Hudson-Bay to Carolina (with 5 maps), the second part with the Caribbean (with 3 maps). One of the maps (North America) shows California as an island (McLaughlin 200). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXII.

€ (1.000-1.500) 1000
80 2709 Amersfoort Bemmel A van 80 2709 Amersfoort Bemmel A van
80/2709 [Amersfoort]. Bemmel, A. van. Beschryving der stad Amersfoort. Utr., H. Spruyt, 1760, 2 vols., (20),454; (2),457-1018,(8)p., 8 fold. and 1 full-p. engr. plates/ views by P. VAN LIENDER, later unif. boards.

= Nijhoff/ Van Hattum 19; Haitsma Mulier/ Van der Lem 44.

AND 1 other: W.F.N. VAN ROOTSELAAR, Amersfoort, 777-1580 (Amersfoort, 1878, 2 vols., fold. plan and 3 plates, sl. later unif. hvellum. Lacks the map).

€ (100-150) 140
80 2710 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van 80 2710 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van
80 2710 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van 80 2710 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van
80 2710 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van 80 2710 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van
80/2710 [Amsterdam and surroundings]. Baerle, K. van. Blyde inkomst der allerdoorluchtighste koninginne, Maria de Medicis, t'Amsterdam. Amst., J. and C. Blaeu, 1639, (14),76p., engr. portrait of Maria de Medici after G. HONTHORST and 16 fold./ double-page etched views and plates by S. SAVERIJ and P. NOLPE after S. DE VLIEGER, J.M. DE JONGE and CL. MOEYAERT, contemp. vellum, folio.

- Corners sl. bumped, otherwise a fine copy.

= First Dutch edition of this fine Dutch Royal Entry book, commemorating the visit of Maria de Medicis to Amsterdam, 31 August-5 September 1638, with beautiful views of Amsterdam by Salomon Saverij and Pieter Nolpe, including the splendid large folding plate of "Admiraalzeilen op het IJ" and two fine prints of the not yet filled-in Rokin: "Watergevecht" and "Spiegelgevecht". Landwehr, Splendid ceremonies 110; Snoep, Praal en propaganda p.39-76; Hollstein XXIV, 144 (Saverij) and XIV, 86-94 (Nolpe); F.M. 1793. Without the loosely inserted print depicting the four burgomasters of Amsterdam by J. Suyderhoef, very often lacking but according to Frederik Muller not belonging to this work: "zoo houd ik mij vast overtuigd, dat deze plaat geen deel van het werk uitmaakt en er niet in behoort" (Fred. Muller).

BOUND WITH: (Nolpe, P.). Beschrivinge vande blyde inkoomste, Rechten van Zeege-bogen en ander toestel op de Welkoomste van Haare Majesteyt van Groot-Britanien, Vrankryk, en Ierland. Tot Amsterdam, Den 20 May, 1642. Amst., N. van Ravesteyn for the author, 1642, (8),36p., 10 (of 11) (double-p.) etchings by P. NOLPE after P. POTTER a.o.

- Lacks 1 plate (the large folding plate of the cavalcade nearing Sloterdijk); the final 2 plates cut to the plate mark and sl. yellowed in outer margin; the final plate sl. waterstained in outer margin. Otherwise fine.

= Hollstein 162-173; Landwehr 111. F.M. 1863: "Deze 10 (ongenumm.) voorstellingen (...) komen ook voor in het zeer zeldzame, anonieme werk den graveur P. Nolpe: "Beschrivinge v. de Blijde inkoomste [of Queen Henriette Mary] (...)". Very rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIV.

€ (1.000-1.500)
80 2711 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van 80 2711 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van
80 2711 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van 80 2711 Amsterdam and surroundings Baerle K van
80/2711 [Amsterdam and surroundings]. Baerle, K. van. Blyde inkomst der allerdoorluchtighste koninginne, Maria de Medicis, t'Amsterdam. Amst., J. and C. Blaeu, 1639, (12),76p., engr. portr. of Maria de Medici after G. HONTHORST and 16 fold./ double-page etched views and plates by S. SAVERIJ and P. NOLPE after S. DE VLIEGER, J.M. DE JONGE and CL. MOEYAERT, contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, folio.

- Last few lvs. w. sm. wornholes in lower blank margin; lvs. occas. sl. browned/ foxed. Binding (sl.) worn/ rubbed along extremities; lower joint splitting at foot of spine.

= Fine Dutch Royal Entry book, relating the visit of Maria de Medicis to Amsterdam, 31 August-5 September 1638, with beautiful views of Amsterdam by Salomon Saverij and Pieter Nolpe, including the splendid large folding plate of "Admiraalzeilen op het IJ" and two fine prints of the not yet filled-in Rokin: "Watergevecht" and "Spiegelgevecht". Landwehr, Splendid ceremonies 110; Snoep, Praal en propaganda p.39-76; Hollstein XXIV, 144 (Saverij) and XIV, 86-94 (Nolpe); F.M. 1793. With the print depicting the four burgomasters of Amsterdam by J. Suyderhoef, very often lacking: "zoo houd ik mij vast overtuigd, dat deze plaat geen deel van het werk uitmaakt en er niet in behoort" (Fred. Muller).

€ (800-1.000)
80 2712 Amsterdam and surroundings Barbaz A L 80 2712 Amsterdam and surroundings Barbaz A L
80 2712 Amsterdam and surroundings Barbaz A L 80 2712 Amsterdam and surroundings Barbaz A L
80/2712 [Amsterdam and surroundings]. Barbaz, A.L. Wandeling langs den Ykant, te Amsteldam, dichtmatig tafereel. Amst., C. Covens, 1816, 31p., engr. frontisp. by D. VEELWAARD after J. VAN MEURS, contemp. wr.

- Sl. waterst. (sl. affecting the frontisp.); 3 bookplates on verso frontwr.

= Rare poem in 404 alexandrines, in which the poet Abraham Louis Barbaz describes his walk through Amsterdam.

AND 1 other.

€ (50-70) 50
80 2713 Amsterdam and surroundings Brandkeure der stad Amsterdam 80 2713 Amsterdam and surroundings Brandkeure der stad Amsterdam
80/2713 [Amsterdam and surroundings]. Brandkeure der stad Amsterdam. Amst., Stads-drukkerij, 1831, (4),62p., engr. plate of a fire hose, woodcut ill., contemp. wr.

- Bookplate on verso frontwr. Fine copy.

AND ±15 other (sm.) 19th-cent. publications concerning Amsterdam, incl. ordinances, regulations, instructions and requests.

€ (60-80) 60
80 2714 Amsterdam and surroundings Campen J van 80 2714 Amsterdam and surroundings Campen J van
80/2714 [Amsterdam and surroundings]. Campen, J. van. Afbeelding van 't stadt huys van Amsterdam. Amst., F. de Wit, 1664, (4),11,(1)p., engr. title-p., portrait, etched privilege, 26 mainly fold. or double-p. plates by J. VENNEKOOL and A. QUELLINUS (2x), modern vellum, large folio. - BOUND WITH: (Quellinus, H. Het eerste/ het tweede deel van de voornaemste Statuen ende Cieraten, vant konstrijck Stadhuys Van Amsteldam, tmeeste in marmer gemaeckt, door Artus Quellinus, Beelthouwer der voorseyde Stadt. Amst., F de Wit, 1665/ 1668, 2 parts), 95 (of 104) (large) fold./ double-p./ full-p. etched plates by H. QUELLINUS, 1 engr. index leaf.

- Ad 1: Complete and including the two large pediment-plates from the extra bound vol. Yellowed/ sl browned (mainly the text part). Ad 2: Lacks 9 plates, etched title-pages, text-pages, the portrait and 1 index leaf.

= Ad 1: The first edition of this splendid work illustrating the full glory of the Amsterdam townhall was published by D. Danckerts in 1661. Fowler 77; Kat. Orn. Berlin 2234. Plate O1 and O2 "De Grondt en Vloer vande Groote Burger Sael" shows one of the earliest of very few printed records of Tasman's voyages, and the source of Thévenot's famous map of Australia. The marble mosaic floor of the central Burgerzaal featured a world map in two spheres showing the latest discoveries of the Dutch East India Company. The floor was soon worn out to be replaced by plain marble. The printed record, depicted on one double-p. and one full page plate, is the only extant printed record. On the map: Shirley 423. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXV.

Ad 2: The first edition (with 4 plates less) was published by De Wit in 1661/ 1665. Kat. Orn. Berlin 4211; Hollstein 5, the second state (of 3).

€ (1.500-2.500)
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