Teatro del Belgio o sia Descritione delle diecisette provincie del medesimo; con le piante delle città, e fortezze principali [...].

Folio: [front.-16]-148-[6] pp. (first few ff. loosening or loose, dampstains esp. in last quires, some maps trimmed to platemark sometimes with loss, some repairs (i.a. in "Antwerp" map, with loss) many c'folds splitt. or split, tears in some pl., browned c'folds, important worming in most c'folds with loss).

Contemp. calf (rubbed, corners bumped, loosening from bookblock), spine with 5 raised bands (def. at head & tail, worming in lower part of spine). Poor copy.

First edition of this history of the 17 Provinces by the historian and military draughtsman Gualdo Priorato (1606-1678). Engr. ill.: nice front. with coat of arms of the 17 Provinces (loose & underlaid), sm. ill. on title by Tob. Sadeler, 1 double-page pl. depicting the naval battle against the French (loose & underlaid) and 120 double-page plans of fortifications of i.a. Antwerp, Brussels, Leuven, Ghent, Bruges, Ypres, Ostend, Nieuwpoort, Dixmude, Dendermonde, Lille, Douai, Kortrijk, Namur, Mons, Cambrai, Tournai, Oudenaarde, Dunkerque, Arras, St. Omer, Lens, Roermond, Geldria, etc. Double-page map of the 17 Provinces and double-page pl. of the crossing of the Rhine by Louis XIV provided in xerox copy.
Ref. VD17 23:323933Z. - BnF. - Cp. Union Cat. Italy. - Not in BL.