Live auction - Lot 1105
[Franco-Dutch War]
Relation succincte de ce qui s'est passé de plus considérable sous le commandement de son altesse Mgr. Le Prince d'Orange, dans la campagne de 1674. Où l'on trouve un détail de la bataille de Senef.
Leiden, Jean Luzac, 1747
€ 120 / 200
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Lot description
12mo: [10]-165 pp. (some min. browning).
Contemp. calf (covers sl. rubbed), gilt orn. spine on 5 raised bands (joints splitting, rubbed), gilt sides, sp. edges.
First edition. Narrative of the Battle of Seneffe which took place during the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678) near Seneffe in present-day Belgium. On the one hand there was the French army commanded by Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé and on the other hand a combined Dutch-Imperial-Spanish force led by William of Orange. Both sides suffered enormous losses and the victory of the French had little impact on the outcome of the war in the Low Countries. Engr. title vign. by Bleijswijck. Title in red & black.
Ref. STCN. - Conlon 47:282 (= BL, NUC). - COPAC.