Castella & praetoria nobilium Brabantiae, coenobiaque celebriora, ad vivum delineata, in quatuor partes divisa : complectens agrum Lovaniensem, Bruxellensem, Antverpiensem et Sylvae-Ducensem [...]. Châteaux et maisons de campagne, des gentilhommes du Brabant, et les monastères les plus remarquables [...]. Kasteelen en heeren huysen der edelen van Brabant, mitsgaders de voornaamste kloosters [...].

Folio: [8 incl. front. & dedication]-142 ff. (sl. staining to front., occ. sm. tears without loss, strengthening to pl. f. 68).

Contemp. calf, gilt ruled covers with roll-stamps and one fillet, gilt orn. spine with raised bands, red edges (sm. stains, sl. scratching, corners bumped). Very good copy.

Third ed. of this iconographic publication showing the castles and monasteries of Brabant. Trilingual Latin-French-Dutch printing. Illustrations: nice front. engraved by A. van Diepenbeeck, identical to the front. of previous ed., engr. dedication to the "Staten Generaal der Vereenigde Nederlanden", 6 double-page maps (the Duchy of Brabant, each of the 4 districts and Antwerp), 206 beautiful views of castles and leisure places, churches, abbeys and convents (in-text, single, double or folding; cancellans plate pasted on f. 34); and the "schema metallorum" on f. 7v. Etchings by G. Bouttats, H. Cause, J. Harrewijn... after F. Bauduin, W. Hollar, J. van Croes, and J. van Werden, etc.
Ref. BB III:108:852-854:L108. - BnF. - STCN 832271780.
Prov. P.J. Vanden Bossche (contemp. ms. entry).
Joined: 3 maps under passe-partout. 1. Guicciardini, L. - Descrittione particulare [sic] di Brabante. Antwerp, G. Silvius, 1567. Woodcut, 25,5 x 34 cm. - 2. Duval, P. - Duché de Brabant et ses annexes. Paris, P. Duval, 1676. Engr., 39,3 x 51 cm, hand-coloured in subtle pastel shades. Rare. - 3. Münster, S. - De la cosmographie de la duché de Brabant [...]. Aix ou Ach. Woodcut, 29,5 x 19,5 cm. (4 pcs)