Chorographia sacra Brabantiae, sive Celebrium aliquot in ea provincia abbatiarum, coenobiorum, monasteriorum, ecclesiarum, piarumque fundationum descriptio [...] imaginibus aeneis illustrata.

3 vol., folio: [10]-569-[1], [2]-370-[1], [2]-386-[1] pp.; 67 pl. (vol. 1: sm. marg. hole f. 5G, marg. tear in fold of pl. of Villers Abbey, sm. marg. damp stain in lower outer corner of last ff., vol. 2: marg. damp stain in the inner corner on some ff. in the middle and in the upper outer corner at the end, occ. spotting throughout but min. on pl.).

Contemp. vellum, gilt-ruled boards, gilt-orn., titled spines with raised bands (front joint of vol. 1 split, light red stain on back cover of vol. 2, corners sl. bumped).

Second ed. of this topographical work, profusely illustrated with large views of abbeys and monasteries. This ed. is particularly interesting from a topographical viewpoint because of some renovations to the buildings since the 1st ed. (1656-1666), the new pl. are oriented differently as well. Engr. ill.: 1 front.-portrait of Sanderus by F. van Bleyswyck, headpiece with portrait and coat of arms of the dedicatee Marie-Elisabeth by F. Bleysweyck, 3 title-vign. by D. Coster, 5 full-page pl. depicting i.a. Our Lady of Montaigu and Archduke Leopold William kneeling before the Virgin of Alsemberg, 61 double-page pl. showing abbeys, monasteries, convents, incl. Affligem, Brussels, Antwerp, Mechelen, Leuven, Averbode, Grimbergen, Tongerlo, Villers, etc., numerous in-text ill. depicting coats of arms of monasteries and their abbots or saints. Title in red & black.
Ref. BB V:64-68:S-216. - STCN.
Prov. G. Bongaerts, pastor, who acquired the 3 vol. for 20 florins in 1806 (ms. entries in vol. 2 and 3). - Unidentified armorial bookpl. with ms. shelf mark (vol. 1).