Live auction - Lot 567
[Netherlands]
Kabinet van Nederlandsche outheden en gezichten: Vervat in 300 konstplaaten, verzamelt, getekent en in 't koper gebragt door den konst-ryken Abraham Rademaker. Met eene korte beschryving der zelve in het Duitsch, Fransch en Engelsch.
Amsterdam, W. Barents, 1725
Hammer price: €
180
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
2 vol., 8vo: 156, 152 pp. (engr. title 1st vol. missing, title 1st vol. with soiled margins, engr. title 2nd vol. loose and with browned and frayed margins, some min. spotting).
Contemp. mottled sheep, gilt-orn. spines with raised bands, red edges (corners rubbed, scratches on covers, joints, heads and tails sl. def.).
First edition of this highly appreciated topographical work. Engr. ill.: 1 engr. title, 2 vign. on titles and 300 views depicting towns and monuments in Holland by A. Rademaker (1675-1735) with Dutch captions underneath, some dated. Beneath each engr. a short description in Dutch, French and English.
ref. Tiele. - STCN. - BnF.