Batavia sacra, of Kerrelyke [sic] historie en oudheden van Batavia, behelzende de levens van onze eerste geloofsverkondigers; mitsgaders van de Utregtsche bisschoppen.

3 vol., 8vo: 32-clx-665-[31], [4]-656-[47], [4]-542-[26] pp. (local min. spotting, browning in vol. 3).

Contemp. calf , spines with 5 raised bands (rubbed, corners bumped). Good set.

First Dutch translation by Hendrik Van Rijn of a history of Roman Catholic church and its priests in the Netherlands by the Dutch historian and priest H.F. Van Heussen (The Hague 1654-1719 Leiden). Engr. ill.: front., 16 portraits of saints, 33 full-page plates depicting coats of arms and 10 folding plates showing seated bishops. Woodcut ornament on title. Title in red and black.
Ref. Haitsma Mulier/VdLem 222a. - STCV (copies in Mechelen and Leuven). - STCN. - Not in BL.