Live auction - Lot 600
[Belgium - Netherlands]
Beschrijving der Neder-landen [...].
Amsterdam, J. van Meurs, 1660 [-1662]
€ 400 / 500
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Lot description
2 vols, 12mo: [72]-432-[12], 578-[10] pp.; 63 (of 64) pls (general map of the Netherlands in vol. 2, 5 pls of 2nd vol. bound to 1st, missing pl. 54 Maarsseveen, pl. 42 Amsterdam City Hall with tears on folding, 1st vol. traces of stamp on p. 431-432, minor browning, marg. dampstains, accidently some margins sl. cut).
Cont. Dutch overlapping vellum.
Dutch translation of Guicciardini's "Descrittione". Complete with 2 typographical, 2 engr. titles and all engr. plates, although differently bound, but without the often missing pl. 54 (Maarsseveen). These two volumes depict the most important towns of the Southern and Northern Netherlands, incl. Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bruges, Delft, Dunkirk, Ghent, Leiden, Lille, Middelburg, Ostend, Rotterdam, Tournai and many others. Ref. Guicciardini Illustratus 26B. - STCN 296434922. Prov. J.B. Verberckt (ms. annotation).