Beschryving van Spanjen en Portugal; waar in, op het naauwkeurigste, al het geene, dat, zoo ten opzigte van hunnen ouden, als tegenwoordigen staat, aanmerkens-waardig, noodig en vermaakelijk om te weeten is, verhaald en door kunstige Print-verbeeldingen en Land-kaarten aangeweezen werd [...].

5 parts in 1 vol., folio: [16 incl. engr. title]-80-84-128-52-56-[64] pp.; 2 pl. (marg. damp stains in introduction and register (lighter ones in some quires throughout), sm. tear without loss in fold. view of Barcelona, occ. spotting (stronger towards the end)).

Contemp. calf, gilt spine with raised bands (upper joint partly split, corners sl. bumped, few scratches on boards). Large paper copy.

Complete Dutch translation of "Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal", a topographical description of Spain and Portugal by the author assumed to be "Alvarez de Colmenar". The insertion of this Spanish name was most likely an afterthought of the publisher to give currency to the work of a French compiler. Richly illustrated with an allegorical front., a full-page dedication, a title-vignette by J. Goeree, a fold. general map of Spain and Portugal, a fold. plate with a view of Barcelona (not incl. in collation) and 160 almost half-page engr. in text with regional maps, plans, views, and costumes. The orig. French edition was published in a sm. 8vo, at the same time as the Dutch folio ed. by P. vander Aa in Leiden. 
Ref. Tiele 123. - The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge 2/1: 362. - STCN.